reniform

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɛnɪˌfɔːm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ren′ə fôrm′, rē′nə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ren•i•form  (ren′ə fôrm′, rē′nə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Botanykidney-shaped:a reniform leaf; hematite in reniform masses.
  • Neo-Latin rēniformis. See reni-, -form
  • 1745–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
reniform /ˈrɛnɪˌfɔːm/ adj
  1. having the shape or profile of a kidney: a reniform leaf, a reniform mass of haematite
'reniform' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
reni- - allemontite - kidney-shaped - meningococcus - prehnite - Reni

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