"ensiform" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛnsəˌfɔɹm/ [US] Forms: more ensiform [comparative], most ensiform [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin ensis (“sword”) + -form. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ensis||sword}} Latin ensis (“sword”), {{suffix|en||-form}} + -form Head templates: {{en-adj}} ensiform (comparative more ensiform, superlative most ensiform)
  1. shaped like a sword blade Synonyms: swordlike Derived forms: ensiformity, ensiformly, ensiform process Translations (shaped like a sword blade): miekkamainen (Finnish), ensiforme [feminine, masculine] (French), ensiforme (Galician), claíomhchruthach (Irish), ensiforme (Italian), cliweagh (Manx), ensiforme (Spanish)
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