Associations to the word «Fusiform»

Wiktionary

FUSIFORM, adjective. (chiefly botany) (zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
FUSIFORM GYRI, noun. Plural of fusiform gyrus
FUSIFORM GYRUS, noun. (anatomy) A structure within the temporal lobe of the human brain, believed to be involved in colour processing and the recognition of faces, bodies, and words.
FUSIFORM GYRUSES, noun. Plural of fusiform gyrus

Dictionary definition

FUSIFORM, adjective. Tapering at each end.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca