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FALCATE
falcate, falciform, sickle-shaped
(adjective) curved like a sickle; “a falcate leaf”; “falcate claws”; “the falcate moon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
falcate (comparative more falcate, superlative most falcate)
(zoology and botany) Shaped like a sickle.
Synonyms
• falciform
Anagrams
• facetal
Source: Wiktionary
Fal"cate, Fal"ca*ted, a. Etym: [L. falcatus, fr. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe.]
Definition: Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent- formed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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