ensiform Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite shaped like a sword blade
    sword-shaped; bladelike; swordlike.
    • the iris has an ensiform leaf

WordNet


En"si*form adjective
Etymology
L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F. ensiforme.
Definitions
  1. Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf.

Webster 1913