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fusiform.

Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.

    Fusobacteria are fusiform bacilli (spindled rods).
    Acorns come in spherical and fusiform varieties.
Where this word comes from

From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform.

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