pyriform

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 References

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From Latin pyrum (pear).

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pyriform (comparative more pyriform, superlative most pyriform)

1. pear-shaped. Sometimes (e.g. while describing eggs) also called a peg-top shape.^[1]

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• Notes:

1. ^ Ali, Salim; Sidney Dillon Ripley (1983). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, 2nd ed.,10 vols. Oxford University Press.vol. 2, p.214.