FUSIFORM - Definition

Pronunciation:		'fyoozu`form
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] tapering at each end

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	Synonyms:	cigar-shaped, pointed, spindle-shaped


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Fu"si*form\, a. [L. fusus spindle + -form: cf. F. fusiforme.] Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Spindle-shaped, i.e. narrower at both ends than at the center.