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Meaning
Adj
●
In Biology, Mineralogy & Shapes:
Synonym of
kidney-shaped
(“having an
approximately
circular
or
elongated
ovoid
shape
with an inward
curve
or
indentation
on one side”)
●
In Biology, Botany, Mineralogy & Shapes:
Synonym of
kidney-shaped
(“having an
approximately
circular
or
elongated
ovoid
shape
with an inward
curve
or
indentation
on one side”)
Of a
leaf
:
kidney-shaped
, with the
petiole
attached
at the notch.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
reniform
English
''[[ren]]es'' "kidneys", and ''[[-form]]''
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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