awl-shaped

[ awl-sheypt ]

/ ˈɔlˌʃeɪpt /

adjective

having the shape of an awl.

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Origin of awl-shaped

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby awl-shaped

whole new ballgame, a, awkward, awkward age, awl, awless, awl-shaped, awl snail, awlwort, awmous, awn, awner

Example sentences from the Web for awl-shaped

Receptacle narrow, with an awl-shaped prolongation in centre.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
It is called 'echalotte' and has awl-shaped, hollow leaves, and purplish-yellow flowers, and very agreeable roots.
The Old Market-Cart|Mrs. F. B. Smith
Petioles long with two awl-shaped stipules at the base, and a large violet spot in the axil.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
The genus is characterized by awl-shaped spines which are distant at the base.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

Styles 3, awl-shaped, diverging, tipped with simple stigmas.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

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