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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

ensis

sword +

-form

: cf. F.

ensiforme

Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped;

as, an

ensiform

leaf

Ensiform cartilage

, and

Ensiform process

(Anat.)

See

Adj.

[L. ensiformis; ensis, sword, and forma, form.]

Having the shape of a sword; as the ensiform or xiphoid cartilage; an ensiform leaf.