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(ăsˊĭ-năs′ĭ-fôrm)

Adj.

[L.

acinaces

a short sword +

-form

: cf. F.

acinaciforme

(Bot.)

Scimeter-shaped;

as, an

acinaciform

leaf

Adj.

[L. acinaces, a cimeter, Gr. and L. forma, form.]

In botany, formed like, or resembling a cimeter.

acinaciform ‎(not comparable)

shaped like a scimitar