剣けん状じょう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

sword-shaped

Describes something shaped like a sword; often used in technical or descriptive contexts, such as anatomy or botany.

• 剣けん状じょうの葉はを持もつ植しょく物ぶつ。

  A plant with sword-shaped leaves.

• 胸きょう骨こつの剣けん状じょう突とっ起き。

  The xiphoid process of the sternum.