fusiform.

Broadest near the middle and tapering toward both ends.

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Words that belong together

• a fusiform body
• fusiform swelling
• a fusiform shape

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The organism had a fusiform body with no obvious front or rear appendages.

A fusiform swelling interrupted the otherwise straight stem.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually non-gradable shape adjective. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.