falcateadj.

Brit.

/ˈfalkeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈfælˌkeɪt/,

/ˈfɔlˌkeɪt/,

/ˈfɑlˌkeɪt/

Etymology: < Latin falcātus, < falc-em, falx sickle.

Anatomy, Botany, and Zoology.

Bent or curved like a sickle; hooked.

ΘΚΠ

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falked1597

falciform1776

falcate1826

falculate1839

drepaniform-

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) III. xxix. 166 The mandibulæ of Lampyris..are falcate.

1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. i. ii. 192 It [sc. the absolute direction of the embryo] is either straight or..falcate.

1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) v. 56 Pod..always falcate or spirally twisted.

1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 273 Capsule compressed, ovate, oblique or falcate.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 39/2 The four wings..are falcate at the tip.

1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Falcate cartilages, the semi-lunar cartilages of the knee-joint.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	falcate
释义	falcateadj. Brit. /ˈfalkeɪt/, U.S. /ˈfælˌkeɪt/, /ˈfɔlˌkeɪt/, /ˈfɑlˌkeɪt/ Etymology: < Latin falcātus, < falc-em, falx sickle. Anatomy, Botany, and Zoology. Bent or curved like a sickle; hooked. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > sickle-shaped falked1597 falciform1776 falcate1826 falculate1839 drepaniform- 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) III. xxix. 166 The mandibulæ of Lampyris..are falcate. 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. i. ii. 192 It [sc. the absolute direction of the embryo] is either straight or..falcate. 1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) v. 56 Pod..always falcate or spirally twisted. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 273 Capsule compressed, ovate, oblique or falcate. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 39/2 The four wings..are falcate at the tip. 1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Falcate cartilages, the semi-lunar cartilages of the knee-joint. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
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