Pyriform
/ˈpaɪrɪfɔːrm/noun
Shaped like a pear.
Did you know?The first element comes from Latin *pirum* (“pear”), while the second comes from *-formis* (“shaped like”), so the word is a clean Latin compound rather than a mystical term.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peis-
“A proposed ancestral root for pear in some etymological reconstructions, though the exact prehistory is uncertain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
pirum
“Pear.”
Classical Latin
Latin
-formis
“Having the form of; shaped like.”
Late Latin / Scientific Latin
Latin
pyriformis
“Pear-shaped.”
Modern English
English
pyriform
“Pear-shaped, especially in anatomy or botany.”