fusiforme

English translation: fusiform

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Spanish term or phrase:fusiforme
English translation:fusiform
Entered by: rhandler

23:11 Mar 2, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Forestry / Wood / Timber / palmeral
Spanish term or phrase: fusiforme
se trata de un palmeral con una estructura/forma/planta fusiforme. es decir en forma de huso.
Gracias
Aida González del Álamo
Spain
Local time: 00:31
fusiform
Explanation:
Shaped like a spindle
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rhandler
Local time: 20:31
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5 +4fusiform
rhandler
5 +2fusiform, spindle shaped
Oso (X)
5 +1bone-like structure
SMLS
5 +1fusiform; spindle-shaped
Susana Galilea
5tapered shape
Henry Hinds


  

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fusiform


Explanation:
Shaped like a spindle


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rhandler
Local time: 20:31
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Oso (X)
3 mins
  -> Gracias, Oso, nada como tener amigos.

agree  Susana Galilea: yup :)
25 mins
  -> Gracias, Susana. Saludos!

agree  verbis
59 mins
  -> Gracias, verbis.

agree  Tom Bishop
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Tom
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fusiform, spindle shaped


Explanation:
Hola Aida,
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

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Note added at 2004-03-02 23:15:23 (GMT)
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fusiforme, a. fusiform, spindle shaped
Simon & Schuster\'s Bilingual Dictionary©

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Note added at 2004-03-02 23:16:48 (GMT)
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fu·si·form
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin fusus spindle
: tapering toward each end <fusiform bacteria>
Merriam-Webster\'s Dictionary©

Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  Susana Galilea: buenaaaaaaas
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agree  verbis
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bone-like structure


Explanation:
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Note added at 2004-03-02 23:20:04 (GMT)
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spindle-like structure I meant...sorry

SMLS
Ireland
Local time: 23:31
Native speaker of: English

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agree  verbis: spindle-like
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fusiform; spindle-shaped


Explanation:
fusiform

SYLLABICATION: fu·si·form
PRONUNCIATION: fyz-fôrm
ADJECTIVE: Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin fsus, spindle + –form.


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Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 18:31
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  verbis
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tapered shape


Explanation:
It has a tapered shape.

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Some palm trees have a noticeably tapered trunk.


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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 17:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 30
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