CLAVATE

Etymology

Adjective

clavate (comparative more clavate, superlative most clavate)

(biology) Resembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end.

Synonyms: claviform, clubbed

Synonyms

• clubbed

Source: Wiktionary


Cla"vate, Cla"va*ted, a. Etym: [L. clava club.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top.

Note: [See Illust. of Antennae.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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