English Explanatory Dictionary

reniform

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”).
  2. Of a leaf: kidney-shaped, with the petiole attached at the notch.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛnɪfɔːm/ /ˈɹiː-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reniform.wav /ˈɹɛnəˌfɔɹm/ /-nɪ-/

Word forms

reniform

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rēnis (the genitive singular of rēn (“kidney”); see further at that entry) + English -form (suffix meaning ‘having the form or shape of’), modelled after New Latin rēnifōrmis (“of seeds: kidney-shaped”).

Synonyms

kidney-shaped

Related words

renal

Derived words

obreniform reniformly semireniform subreniform

Translations

Catalan: reniforme French: réniforme German: nierig Italian: reniforme Latin: rēnifōrmis Romanian: reniform Spanish: reniforme Spanish: arriñonado Turkish: böbreksi
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