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Having the shape of a spindle.
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- a. Having the shape of a spindle.
- a. Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends; fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots.
- adj. tapering at each end
- 1. Having the shape of a spindle. 2. (Bot.) Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends; fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots.
- Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends; fusiform; --applied chiefly to roots.
- s tapering at each end