spathulateadj.

/ˈspaθjʊlət/

Etymology: < spathula n. + -ate suffix².

Chiefly Botany.

Spatulate, spatular.

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spatulate1760

spatulated1777

spathulate1821

spathulated1821

1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 34 Flowers large, petals spathulate.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 647 The shape and figure..of scales are very various,..some nearly round,..others spathulate.

1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. §88 When the blade passes still more gradually into a broad~winged stalk, a spathulate form results.

1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 529 The lower ones are entirely free, sickle~shaped and pointed, the upper ones broadly spathulate and coherent at their base.

Derivatives

ˈspathulated adj. rare

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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > spatulate

spatulate1760

spatulated1777

spathulate1821

spathulated1821

1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 120 Radical leaves numerous, spathulated, ciliated, and slightly pubescent.

1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1178/1 The Spondylus spathuliferus has its shell charged with many rows of simple and spathulated scales.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	spathulate
释义	spathulateadj. /ˈspaθjʊlət/ Etymology: < spathula n. + -ate suffix². Chiefly Botany. Spatulate, spatular. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > spatulate spatulate1760 spatulated1777 spathulate1821 spathulated1821 1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 34 Flowers large, petals spathulate. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 647 The shape and figure..of scales are very various,..some nearly round,..others spathulate. 1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. §88 When the blade passes still more gradually into a broad~winged stalk, a spathulate form results. 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 529 The lower ones are entirely free, sickle~shaped and pointed, the upper ones broadly spathulate and coherent at their base. Derivatives ˈspathulated adj. rare ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > spatulate spatulate1760 spatulated1777 spathulate1821 spathulated1821 1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 120 Radical leaves numerous, spathulated, ciliated, and slightly pubescent. 1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1178/1 The Spondylus spathuliferus has its shell charged with many rows of simple and spathulated scales. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1821
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