reniform

形容词 adj.
/ˈɹɛnɪfɔːm/|/ˈɹiː-/    /ˈɹɛnəˌfɔɹm/|/ˈɹiː-/|/-nɪ-/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”). not-comparable
    — intussusception with a reniform appearance
  2. Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”).; Of a leaf: kidney-shaped, with the petiole attached at the notch. not-comparable

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词源

Learned borrowing from Latin rēnis (the genitive singular of rēn (“kidney”); see further at that entry) + English -form (suffix meaning ‘having the form or shape of’), modelled after New Latin rēnifōrmis (“of seeds: kidney-shaped”).
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