What does ensiform mean?we found 3 entries for the meaning of ensiform
 

Ensiform \En"si*form\, a. [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F. ensiforme.]

Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. [1913 Webster]

Ensiform cartilage, & Ensiform process. (Anat.) See Xiphisternum. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

ensiform adj : shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf" [syn: sword-shaped, swordlike, bladelike]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Ensiform \En"si*form\, a. [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F. ensiforme.]

Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf.

Ensiform cartilage, & Ensiform process. (Anat.) See Xiphisternum.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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