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FLABELLIFORM
Adjective
flabelliform (comparative more flabelliform, superlative most flabelliform)
Shaped like a fan; flabellate
Source: Wiktionary
Fla*bel"li*form, a. Etym: [L. flabellum a fan + -fform: cf. F. flabeliforme.]
Definition: Having the form of a fan; fan-shaped; flabellate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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