bursiform

1. 1.

   shaped like a pouch

   Synonymspouch-shapedpouchlikesaclike

   Similarconcave

Questions about bursiform

What does bursiform mean?

bursiform means "shaped like a pouch".

How many syllables are in bursiform?

bursiform has 3 syllables: bur-si-form. The stress falls on "bur".

What is another word for bursiform?

Close synonyms include pouch-shaped, pouchlike, saclike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bursiform a common word?

bursiform is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.