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