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Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf.

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  1. a. Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped">sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf.
  2. adj. shaped like a sword blade
  3. Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped">sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. Ensiform cartilage, and Ensiform process. (Anat.) See Xiphisternum.
  4. Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped">sword-shaped; as, an ensiformleaf. Ensiform cartilage, and Ensiform process. (Anat.) SeeXiphisternum.
  5. s. shaped like a sword blade