Definition
Shaped like a sword; long, narrow, and pointed, especially used to describe leaves.
Etymology
From Latin 'ensis' (sword) + '-form' (shaped like). This botanical and biological term describes objects with a narrow, elongated, pointed shape resembling a sword blade.
Kelly Says
Botanists use 'ensiform' to describe sword-like leaves (like those of iris plants), and the word beautifully captures how nature's engineering often mirrors human design—both weapons and leaves optimize the same basic shape for piercing or cutting.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
spada 形
spa-da ke-em
ARالعربية
شكل سيف
shakl saif
BNবাংলা
খান্দের আকৃতি
khan-der ak-riti
CACatalà
en forma de espasa
en for-ma de es-pa-sa
CSČeština
ve tvaru meče
ve tvar-u me-če
DADansk
i form af et sværd
i form af et sværd
DEDeutsch
dolchförmig
dolch-foerm
ELΕλληνικά
σχήμα μαχαιριού
ski-ma ma-hai-ri-ou
ESEspañol
en forma de espada
en for-ma de es-pa-da
FAفارسی
شکل شمشیر
shakl shamshir
FISuomi
miekan muodossa
mie-kan muo-dos-sa
FRFrançais
en forme d'épée
an form də ép-e
GUGU
શાસ્ત્રીય રીતે
sha-as-tri-ya ri-te
HAHA
ƙaramin tafi
kar-a-min ta-fi
HEעברית
צורת חרב
tsurat charv
HIहिन्दी
तलवार के आकार में
talwar ke aakar mein
HUMagyar
kard alakú
kard ala-ku
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbentuk pedang
ber-bent-uk pedang
IGIG
àkụ̀ ụgbọ
a-ku-u ug-bo
ITItaliano
a forma di spada
a for-ma di spa-da
KKKK
жылдыз пішіні
jyl-dyz pi-shi-ni
KMKM
ទម្រង់វែង
tom-rong va-eng
MRMR
खंजरसारखे
khan-jar-sa-ra-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
bentuk pedang
bent-uk pedang
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်မတော် ပုံ
tapt-ma-taw po-ng
NLNederlands
in de vorm van een zwaard
in de vorm van een zwa-ard
NONorsk
i form av et sverd
i form av et sverd
PAPA
ਪਿਸ਼ਾ onderzoek
pi-sha o-pan-ti-sh
PLPolski
w kształcie miecza
v kwas-cie mie-cza
PTPortuguês
em forma de espada
em for-ma de es-pa-da
RORomână
în forma de spadă
in for-ma de spa-da
RUРусский
в форме меча
v forme me-cha
SVSvenska
i form av en svärd
i form av en svärd
SWKiswahili
umbo la upanga
umbo la u-pan-ga
TAதமிழ்
பட்டையின் வடிவம்
pattai-nin va-di-vam
TEతెలుగు
తాటిలాంటి ఆకారం
taati-laanti aakaaram
THไทย
รูปทรงดาบ
rupt-song dab
TLTL
anyong espada
an-yong es-pa-da
TRTürkçe
kılıç şeklinde
kilch şe-klede
UKУкраїнська
у формі меча
u formy me-cha
URاردو
شکلِ تلوار
shakl-e talwar
VITiếng Việt
hình dạng kiếm
hinh dang kiếm
ZUZU
umfanekiso wezwidlo
um-fa-ne-ki-so we-zwi-dlo