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claviform
[ klav-uh-fawrm ]
/ ˈklæv əˌfɔrm /
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adjective
club-shaped; clavate.
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Words nearby claviform
clavichord, clavicle, clavicorn, clavicytherium, clavier, claviform, Clavius, clavola, clavus, claw, claw-and-ball foot
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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. HudsonPolymorpha: the claviform and serricorn Coleoptera, as a whole.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. SmithExtinct; phragmacone with widely separated septa; rostrum well developed and claviform.
British Dictionary definitions for claviform
Word Origin for claviform
C19: from Latin clāva club
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