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claviform, a.|ˈklævɪfɔːm| [f. L. clāva club + -form: cf. F. claviforme.] 1. Having the form of a club; club-shaped.
1817R. Jameson Char. Min. 94 Claviform..is composed of club-shaped parallel rods, which adhere by their thin extremities. Example, Compact black ironstone. 1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 703/1 The foot..is claviform when it is thicker at its extremity than at its base. 1875W. Houghton Sk. Brit. Insect. 87 The claviform stigma. 2. [f. L. clāvus] Nail-shaped. (Syd. Soc. Lex.) |