"cordiform" meaning in English

See cordiform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cordiform [comparative], most cordiform [superlative]
Etymology: Latin cor (“heart”) + -iform Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱerd-}}, {{der|en|la|cor||heart}} Latin cor (“heart”), {{suffix|en||iform}} + -iform Head templates: {{en-adj}} cordiform (comparative more cordiform, superlative most cordiform)
  1. Shaped like a heart; cordate. Derived forms: cordiform projection, cordiform uterus, subcordiform
    Sense id: en-cordiform-en-adj-dP~oKGJu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iform

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