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en⋅si⋅form

[en-suh-fawrm]
–adjective
sword-shaped; xiphoid.

Origin:
1535–45; < L ēnsi(s) sword + -form
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en·si·form   (ěn'sə-fôrm')   
adj.  Shaped like a sword, as the leaf of an iris.

[Latin ēnsis, sword + -form.]
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Main Entry: en·si·form
Pronunciation: 'en(t)-s&-"form
Function: adjective
: having sharp edges and tapering to a slender point
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ensiform en·si·form (ěn'sə-fôrm')
adj.
Sword-shaped; xiphoid.

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