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pyriform

/pir-uh-fawrm/US // ˈpɪr əˌfɔrm //UK // (ˈpɪrɪˌfɔːm) //

梨形,梨形的,梨形体,梨形物

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pear-shaped.

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Examples

  • The female lays four excessively large pyriform eggs, about three inches long.

  • It is somewhat pyriform in shape, the narrower end corresponding with the future posterior end of the embryo.

  • This, though variable, is yet generally so far pyriform as to show distinct contraction toward the stipe.

  • Thus on the lower surface of a log raised a little distance from the earth the thalium is often pyriform.

  • The egg of the Emperor is white, pyriform in shape, and weighs just under 1 lb.