Adjective: xiphoid 'zI,foyd or 'zi,foyd- Shaped like a sword blade
"the iris has a xiphoid leaf";
- ensiform, sword-shaped, swordlike, bladelike
- Of, or relating to the xiphisternum
"The xiphoid process is the smallest part of the sternum"
See also: simple, unsubdivided
Encyclopedia: Xiphoid