claviform

[ klav-uh-fawrm ]

/ ˈklæv əˌfɔrm /

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adjective

club-shaped; clavate.

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Origin of claviform

1810–20; <Late Latin clāv(a) club + -i- + -form

Words nearby claviform

clavicle, clavicorn, clavicotomy, clavicytherium, clavier, claviform, clavipectoral fascia, Clavius, clavola, clavulanic acid, clavus

How to use claviform in a sentence

The claviform stigma usually somewhat club-shaped and situated immediately below the orbicular; and 3.
New Zealand Moths and Butterflies|G. V. Hudson
Polymorpha: the claviform and serricorn Coleoptera, as a whole.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
Extinct; phragmacone with widely separated septa; rostrum well developed and claviform.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for claviform

claviform

/ (ˈklævɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

another word for clavate

Word Origin for claviform

C19: from Latin clāva club

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