Ensiform \En"si*form\, a. [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F. ensiforme.] Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. {Ensiform cartilage}, & {Ensiform process}. (Anat.) See {Xiphisternum}.
ensiform adj : shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf" [syn: {sword-shaped}, {swordlike}, {bladelike}]