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Fusiform

🔄 Synonyms of "Fusiform"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pointed	(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
spindle-shaped	tapering at each end
cigar-shaped	tapering at each end

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
pointed	(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
spindle-shaped	tapering at each end
cigar-shaped	tapering at each end
streamlined	Having been made more simple and straight forward.
fungiformnoun	Having the shape of a mushroom; especially, the archetypical such shape, suggesting a cap and stem.
disciformnoun	(botany) Having a flat, rounded shape.
fusoid-ventricose	(mycology) Having a structure which is distinctly enlarged in the middle and tapered toward both ends
spiculiform	(archaic, zoology) Having the shape of a spicule.
phaseoliform	(chiefly mycology, of a spore) Shaped like a bean; like a bent ellipsoid.
rotiform	Having the shape of a wheel.
fungilliform	Shaped like a small fungus.
amentiform	(botany) Shaped like a catkin.
virgulatenoun	(botany) Shaped like a little twig or rod.
flabellatenoun	(botany, zoology) Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.
floriformnoun	Shaped like a flower.
napiformnoun	(botany) Shaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but with a tapering bottom.
falcatenoun	(zoology, botany) Shaped like a sickle.
urniform	(mycology) Shaped like an urn.
scyphiform	(botany) Shaped like a cup.
fasciatenoun	(botany) Banded or compacted together.