fusiform

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Adjective

fusiform

1. (chiefly botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.

   Fusobacteria are fusiform bacilli (spindled rods).

Synonyms

• spindle-shaped

Translations

• French: fusiforme
• Portuguese: fusiforme
• Russian: веретенообра́зный
• Spanish: fusiforme

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