DOLABRIFORM

dolabriform, dolabrate

(adjective) having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

dolabriform (comparative more dolabriform, superlative most dolabriform)

Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.

Source: Wiktionary


Do*lab"ri*form, a. Etym: [L. dolabra a mattock + -form.]

Definition: Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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