Reniform
/ˈrɛn.ɪ.fɔːrm/noun
Shaped like a kidney.
Did you know?Its first element comes from Latin renes, the plural for 'kidneys,' which also gave English the medical root in words like renal and even the word reins in its older sense.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
renes
“kidneys”
Late Latin
Latin
reniformis
“kidney-shaped”
Middle English
English
reniform
“kidney-shaped; having the form of a kidney”
Modern English
English
reniform
“Shaped like a kidney”