vermiform
adj.
like a worm in shape or form
Vermiform
vermiform
Adjective
1. resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical
(synonym) worm-shaped
(similar) formed
Vermiform
(a.)
Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the vermiform process of the cerebellum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Appendix (vermiform appendix)
A small outpouching from the beginning of the large intestine. Formally called the vermiform appendix because it is wormlike.