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acinaciform, a.|ˌæsɪˈnæsɪfɔːm, əˈsɪnəsɪfɔːm|
[ad. mod.L. acinaciform-is, f. acinaces; see -form.]
Scimitar-shaped. In Bot. applied to leaves, etc., ‘curved, rounded towards the point; thick on the straighter side, thin on the convexity.’
1774in Phil. Trans. LXV. 104 The body..becomes of an acinaciform shape, to the point of the tail, which is rather blunt. 1836Penny Cycl. V. 251 Acinaciform, scymitar-shaped. 1838Loudon Encycl. Plants (1855) 617 Dolichos tetraspermus..pods racemose acinaciform 4-seeded. 1876Encycl. Brit. (ed. 9) IV. 112 When the veins (of a leaf) spread out in various planes, and there is a large development of cellular tissue, so as to produce a succulent leaf, such forms occur as..acinaciform, or scimitar-shaped. |