panduriform Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center
    pandurate; fiddle-shaped.

WordNet

Pan"du*rate, Pan*du"ri*form adjective (Also<
  • Pandurate
  • Panduriform
)
Etymology
L. pandura a pandore + -form: cf. F. panduriforme.
Definitions
  1. Obovate, with a concavity in each side, like the body of a violin; fiddle-shaped; as, a panduriform leaf; panduriform color markings of an animal.

Webster 1913