ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Clavate

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Clavate is an adjective meaning (biology) Resembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end.

Meaning

(biology) Resembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end.

Example Sentences

an organism with clavate antennae

Synonyms for clavate

Depending on context, synonyms include clubbed, claviform.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include claviform, clavarioid, clavicipitaceous, stem-clasping, clavariaceous, subulate.

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