# fusiform

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #73,210

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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