acinaciform

adjective

ac·​i·​nac·​i·​form

ˌa-sə-ˈna-sə-ˌfȯrm

botany

: shaped like a scimitar

—used of a leaf

Word History

Etymology

Latin acinaces short sword (from Greek akinakēs) + English -iform

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

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