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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