Reniform
adjective
1.
kidney-shaped:
a reniform leaf; hematite in reniform masses.
adjective
1.
having the shape or profile of a kidney: a reniform leaf, a reniform mass of haematite
reniform ren·i·form (rěn’ə-fôrm’, rē’nə-)
adj.
Kidney-shaped.
reniform
(rěn’ə-fôrm’, rē’nə-)
Shaped like a kidney. Used to describe certain minerals and certain leaves.
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