reniform

[ ren-uh-fawrm, ree-nuh- ]

adjective

1. kidney-shaped:

   a reniform leaf; hematite in reniform masses.

reniform

/ ˈrɛnɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. having the shape or profile of a kidney

   a reniform mass of haematite

   a reniform leaf

reniform

/ rĕn′ə-fôrm′,rē′nə- /

1. Shaped like a kidney. Used to describe certain minerals and certain leaves.

Other Words From

• sub·reni·form adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reniform¹

From the New Latin word rēniformis, dating back to 1745–50. See reni-, -form

Example Sentences

Low perennials, in or near water, with creeping stems, and peltate or reniform leaves.

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The reniform masses are known as kidney ore.

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Native arsenic is usually found as granular or curvilaminar masses, with a reniform or botryoidal surface.

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It lies beyond the orbicular spot, and is usually somewhat kidney-shaped, and is consequently named the reniform.

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P. thin, flexible, reniform, cinnamon then pale, broken up into scurfy squamules; g. determinate, thin, reticulately joined, cinnamon; s. lateral, very short, dilated into the p.; sp.

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