kidney-shaped

English

Etymology

A kidney-shaped pond.

Kidney-shaped medieval copper alloy buckle frame images.

From kidney +‎ shaped.

Adjective

kidney-shaped (comparative more kidney-shaped, superlative most kidney-shaped)

Having a shape like a kidney, that is, an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side.
Synonym: reniform

Coordinate terms

almond-shaped · banana-shaped · bell-shaped · brickshaped · cone-shaped · cross-shaped · cup-shaped · domeshaped · egg-shaped · funnelshaped · heart-shaped · hourglass-shaped · leaf-shaped · mushroom-shaped · needle-shaped · pear-shaped · ring-shaped · rod-shaped · spindle-shaped · top-shaped · wedge-shaped

Translations

having a shape like a kidney

Bulgarian: бъбрековиден (bǎbrekoviden)
Danish: nyreformet (da)
Estonian: neerjas
Finnish: munuaismainen (fi) (chiefly botany)
Italian: reniforme (it)
Polish: nerkowaty (chiefly botany)
Spanish: arriñonado
Turkish: böbreksi (tr)

See also

bean-shaped
heart-shaped

Further reading

“kidney-shaped, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“kidney-shaped”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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