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reniform

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ren·i·form  (rn-fôrm, rn-)
adj.
Shaped like a kidney: a reniform leaf.
[Latin rns, kidneys + -form.]
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reniform
reniform leaf
reniform [ˈrɛnɪˌfɔːm]
adj
having the shape or profile of a kidney a reniform leaf a reniform mass of haematite
reniform  (rn-fôrm, rn-)
Shaped like a kidney. Used to describe certain minerals and certain leaves.
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Adj.1.reniform - (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
kidney-shaped
unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
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