Falciform \Fal"ci*form\, a. [L. falx, falcis, a sickle + -form: cf. F. falciforme.] Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver.
falciform adj : curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon" [syn: {falcate}, {sickle-shaped}]