Dolabriform

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.

    "Some leaves, and certain organs in shellfish, are dolabriform."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver wordnet

Example

More examples

"Some leaves, and certain organs in shellfish, are dolabriform."

Etymology

From Latin dolabra (“mattock”) (from dolo (“hew”)) + -iform.

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