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acinaciform

American  
[as-uh-nas-uh-fawrm] / ˌæs əˈnæs əˌfɔrm /

adjective

Botany.

  1. scimitar-shaped, as a leaf.

acinaciform British  
/ ˌæsɪˈnæsɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. (of leaves) shaped like a scimitar; curved

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Etymology

Origin of acinaciform

1765–75; < Latin acīnac- (stem of acīnacēs < Greek akinákēs short sword) + -i- + -form

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