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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

腎臓形の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jinzōkei no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reniform/ˈriː.nɪˌfɔːm/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14200 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その種子は腎臓形の外見をしています。"

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having the shape of a kidney; bean-shaped.

    "The mineral specimen exhibited a distinct reniform habit with smooth, rounded surfaces."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the modern Latin 'reniformis', combining 'ren' meaning kidney (of uncertain origin, possibly from an ancient Mediterranean substrate) and 'formis' meaning having the form or shape of. It entered scientific English in the late 17th century as a precise botanical and anatomical descriptor for shapes resembling a mammalian kidney.

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