Etymology

fusiform

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Today it means: Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end. Full definition →

Latin fusus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfusus“spindle”
  2. English todayfusiform

From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform.

Words from the same roots

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