'Fusiform' definitions:

Definition of 'fusiform'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Tapering at each end [syn: fusiform, spindle-shaped, cigar-shaped]

Definition of 'Fusiform'

From: GCIDE
  • Fusiform \Fu"si*form\, a. [L. fusus spindle + -form: cf. F. fusiforme.] Shaped like a spindle; shaped like a cylinder that tapers at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell.
  • Syn: cigar-shaped. [1913 Webster]