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Webster 1913 Edition
Reniform
Ren′i-form
(r?n′?-f?rm; 277)
, Adj.
[L.
renes
kidneys + -form
: cf. F. réniforme
.] Having the form or shape of a kidney;
as, a
reniform
mineral; a reniform
leaf.Webster 1828 Edition
Reniform
REN'IFORM
,Adj.
Having the form or shape of the kidneys.
Definition 2024
reniform
reniform
Reniform leaf of Cucurbita maxima
Reniform kidney bean seeds
Reniform compound eye of a species of longhorn beetle, (Cerambycidae)
Showing the reniform upper surface of the body of a lumbar vertebra
This drawing of a section of a kidney from a small to moderate size of mammal shows the outline of the shape that inspired the term "reniform"; larger mammals' kidneys tend to be more lobular
English
Adjective
reniform (not comparable)
- Shaped like a kidney; having a circular or roughly circular shape with a notch.[2][1]
- (botany, of various anatomical structures) Shaped like a kidney: in leaves, having the petiole attached at the notch; in seeds or spores, shaped generally like a kidney bean.
- (zoology, of various anatomical structures) Shaped more or less like a human kidney in any of various ways, such as outline or contour, for example in the pupils of some species' eyes, the compound eyes of some insects, or the shapes of some bones or nodules.
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- 1 2 "reniform." The American Heritage Dictionary. Bartleby.com April 10, 2007.
- ↑ "reniform." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. April 10, 2007.