reniform

1. 1.

   (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney

   Synonymskidney-shaped

   Similarsimple

Questions about reniform

What does reniform mean?

reniform means "(of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney".

How many syllables are in reniform?

reniform has 3 syllables and divides as re-ni-form under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for reniform?

Close synonyms include kidney-shaped. 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.