Panduriform
/ˌpæn.djʊˈrɪfɔːm/noun
Shaped like a fiddle or lyre, especially with a narrow middle and rounded ends.
Did you know?Panduriform comes from the classical instrument pandura, so a botanical or anatomical shape can literally be described by a word tied to music and antiquity.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
pandoura
“A small stringed instrument, often a three-stringed lute or fiddle-like instrument”
Late Latin
Latin
pandura
“A stringed musical instrument borrowed from Greek”
16th–17th Century
Latin/English
panduriformis
“Having the form of a pandura; fiddle-shaped”
Modern English
English
panduriform
“Shaped like a fiddle or lyre, especially with a narrow waist and rounded ends”