舟しゅう状じょう

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

boat-shaped; scaphoid

Technical and descriptive term used in anatomy, botany, and general description. Often appears in compound terms like 舟状骨 (scaphoid bone).

• 舟しゅう状じょう骨こつは手て首くびにある小ちいさな骨ほねの一ひとつです。

  The scaphoid bone is one of the small bones in the wrist.

• この葉はは舟しゅう状じょうで、先さきがとがっている。

  This leaf is boat-shaped and pointed at the tip.