fusiform
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fusiform
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From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform.
adjective more fusiform · most fusiform
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Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
Fusobacteria are fusiform bacilli (spindled rods).
Similar: spindle-shaped
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adj spindle-shaped
| Español | fusiforme |
|---|---|
| Português | fusiforme |
| Français | fusiforme |
| Deutsch | spindelförmig |
| Italiano | fusiforme |
| Ελληνικά | ατρακτοειδής atraktoeidís |
| Русский | веретенообра́зный veretenoobráznyj |
| العربية | مِغْزَلِيّ miḡzaliyy |
Talk about this word "fusiform." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fusiform. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fusiform. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fusiform "fusiform." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fusiform.Cite this
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