ensiform adj 1: shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf" [syn: {ensiform}, {sword-shaped}, {swordlike}, {bladelike}]
Ensiform \En"si*form\, a. [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F. ensiforme.] Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. [1913 Webster] {Ensiform cartilage}, & {Ensiform process}. (Anat.) See {Xiphisternum}. [1913 Webster]