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SWORD-SHAPED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sword-shaped mean?
• SWORD-SHAPED (adjective)
The adjective SWORD-SHAPED has 1 sense:
1. shaped like a sword blade
Familiarity information: SWORD-SHAPED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shaped like a sword blade
Synonyms:
bladelike; ensiform; sword-shaped; swordlike
Context example:
the iris has an ensiform leaf
Similar:
simple; unsubdivided ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions)
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