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- New Latin · borrowed frompyrifōrmis
- English todaypyriform
Borrowing from New Latin pyrifōrmis, from pyrum (“a pear”) + -fōrmis (“-form, -shaped”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of pyriformis.
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pyriform
Today it means: Pear-shaped. Full definition →
New Latin pyrifōrmis