Spindle shaped
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Synonym: Fusiform |
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Tapering at each end,
narrower at both ends than at the centre. Shaped like a
spindle, fusiform. |
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Spindle-shaped root [
Botany ]
Synonym:
Fusiform root |
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A
spindle-shaped (fusiform) root is a
root that tapers
at the top and at the bottom, |
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 For
example the
taproot of a white radish |
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Spindle-shaped leaf [
Botany ]
Synonym:
Fusiform leaf |
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A spindle-shaped (fusiform)
leaf is a
leaf widest in the middle that tapers at the top and at the
bottom, |
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 For
example the
ephemeral leaves of
Opuntia aciculata |
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