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Webster 1913 Edition

Fusiform

Fu′si-form

,

Adj.

[L.

fusus

spindle +

-form

: cf. F.

fusiforme

.]

Shaped like a spindle; shaped like a cylinder that tapers at each end;

as, a

fusiform

root; a

fusiform

cell.

Syn. – cigar-shaped.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fusiform

FU'SIFORM

,

Adj.

[L. fusus, a spindle,and form.]

Shaped like a spindle.