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Definition of reniform in English: reniformadjective ˈriːnɪfɔːm Botany Mineralogy Kidney-shaped. Example sentencesExamples - The pale form is straw-colored with mahogany brown markings at the edges of the wings, whereas the dark form has the entire forewing mahogany-colored except for a paler line round the orbicular and reniform stigmata.
- Scattered among the large cells were occasional multinucleated ‘hallmark’ tumor cells exhibiting horseshoe-shaped or reniform nuclei with perinuclear hofs.
- Asymmetric divisions lead to the formation of a pair of reniform guard cells surrounding the stomatal opening.
- Lateral branches dichotomize several times before terminating in pairs of reniform sporangia.
- Stalked, reniform sporangia reside clearly in the axis of the leaves.
Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin ren ‘kidney’ + -form. Definition of reniform in US English: reniformadjective Mineralogy Botany Kidney-shaped. Example sentencesExamples - The pale form is straw-colored with mahogany brown markings at the edges of the wings, whereas the dark form has the entire forewing mahogany-colored except for a paler line round the orbicular and reniform stigmata.
- Stalked, reniform sporangia reside clearly in the axis of the leaves.
- Lateral branches dichotomize several times before terminating in pairs of reniform sporangia.
- Asymmetric divisions lead to the formation of a pair of reniform guard cells surrounding the stomatal opening.
- Scattered among the large cells were occasional multinucleated ‘hallmark’ tumor cells exhibiting horseshoe-shaped or reniform nuclei with perinuclear hofs.
Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin ren ‘kidney’ + -form. |