clavate
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of clavate
1655–65; < New Latin clāvātus, equivalent to Late Latin clāv ( a ) club + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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These curious fungi partake more or less of a clavate form, and are parasitic on insects.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
Stipe long, erect, white or yellowish to brown; the columella elongated, obovoid to clavate, roughened, colored as the stipe.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)
P. 6-9 cm. compact, convexo-plane, obtuse, fuscous-cinnamon, fibrillose; g. very broad, lilac then tan; s. 6-9 cm. solid, clavate, colour of p. then tawny-yellow, fibrils and veil fuscous; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Receptacle pileate or clavate, impervious in the centre, stipitate, covered with hymenium, which is deeply folded and pitted.—Cooke.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
P. 4.5-7 cm. s. 4-7 cm. base clavate; sp. 6-7 � 4-5.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
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