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pyriform

adjective as in triangular

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They found themselves yoked to an equation that couldn’t accurately describe pyriform, or conical, eggs.

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.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pyriform, such as: trilateral, cuneate, deltoid, deltoidal, hastate, and pyramidal.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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