Clavate
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end.
"an organism with clavate antennae"
Example
More examples"an organism with clavate antennae"
Etymology
First attested in 1661; borrowed from New Latin clāvātus, from Latin clāva (“club”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).