bursiform

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English

WOTD – 7 July 2010

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin bursiformis, from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin bursa (“purse”).

Pronunciation

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Audio (US): (file)

Adjective

bursiform (comparative more bursiform, superlative most bursiform)

Shaped like a purse or bag.

Synonyms

(shaped like a purse): bursiculate

Related terms

bursa

Translations

Shaped like a purse or bag

French: bursiforme (fr) m or f
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Russian: сумкообра́зный (ru) (sumkoobráznyj), мешкообра́зный (ru) (meškoobráznyj)

References

“bursiform, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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