spathulate

[spath-yuh-lit, -leyt] /ˈspæθ yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/

adjective, Chiefly Botany.

spatulate.

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These wing-like expansions of the cap on the opposite sides of the stem give the spathulate form to the plant.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.
George Francis Atkinson

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spathulate

/ˈspæθjʊlɪt/

adjective

another word for spatulate (sense 2)

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