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Napiform Nay Puh Form Adjective Turnip Shaped Round Top Tapering Sharply

Napiform is an adjective describing something as turnip-shaped, meaning round at the top and tapering sharply at the bottom. It comes from the Latin word 'napus' (turnip) and '-form' (shape).

Napiform es un adjetivo que describe algo con forma de nabo, es decir, redondo en la parte superior y afilado en la parte inferior. Proviene de la palabra latina 'napus' (nabo) y '-form' (forma).

Front napiform /NAY-puh-form/
Back adjective
Turnip-shaped: round at the top and tapering down sharply at the bottom.

[From Latin napus (turnip) + -form.]

"'Is he upstairs, is that it?' she demanded of the blunted eyes and napiform head of the elder Thompson." - T. Coraghessan Boyle; Riven Rock; Penguin; 1999.

"He took a napiform bun from the bread basket and, nibbling its nobble, said ..." - Reginald Hill; Recalled to Life; Dell Publishing; 1993.

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