Etymology

dentiform

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Today it means: Having the shape or structure of a tooth. Full definition →

Latin dens
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromdens“tooth”
  2. English todaydentiform

Latin dens (“tooth”) + -form

Words from the same roots

Latindens all →

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