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Definition of Ensiform

Ensiform
Ensiform En"si*form, a. [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F. ensiforme.] Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. Ensiform cartilage, & Ensiform process. (Anat.) See Xiphisternum.

Meaning of Ensiform from wikipedia

- The xiphoid process (/ˈzɪfɔɪd/), also referred to as the ensiform process, xiphisternum, or metasternum, constitutes a small cartilaginous process (extension)...
- no point emarginate emarginatus leaf tip Slightly indented at the tip ensiform ensiformis whole leaf Shaped like a sword; long and narrow with a sharp...
- part of the sternum, where the seventh or last true ribs join it, the ensiform cartilage begins, and above this there is often a depression known as the...
- water or rain. Brazilian broad bean "Coffee bean" Chickasaw lima bean Ensiform bean "Horse bean" (usually applied to Vicia faba) "Jack bean" (also applied...
- multicellular gametophyte contained within the spore wall. Contrast exospory. ensiform Shaped like the blade of a sword. entire 1.  Not divided. 2.  (of a margin)...
- basal underground corms. The alternate leaves are cauline (stem-borne) and ensiform (sword-shaped). The blades are parallel-veined. The margin is entire. The...
- enneastyle, enneasyllabic, enneode ens- sword Latin ensis ensiferous, ensiform eo-, eos- dawn, east Gr**** Ἠώς, Ἕως (Ēṓs, Héōs) Eocene, eohippus, Eosentomon...
- inebriation, inebriety, sober, sobriety ensis ens- sword ensiferous, ensiform equus equ- horse equestrian, equine eruca eruc- caterpillar eruciform exterus...
- lanceolate. Silene nutans (Nottingham catchfly, Caryophyllaceae) shows ensiform-lanceolate leaves. The slightly rosette-like ground leaves are bigger and...
- leathery leaves, which are alternate, succulent, rather large and often ensiform, with entire margins and parallel veins. The leaves are enclosed by a sheath...