pyriform

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pir′ə fôrm′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pyr•i•form  (pir′ə fôrm′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. pear-shaped.
  • Neo-Latin pyriformis pear-shaped, equivalent. to pyri- (for piri-; Latin pir(um) pear + -i- -i-) + -formis -form
  • 1695–1705

'pyriform' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
obpyriform

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