falcate

[ fal-keyt ]

adjective

1. curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked; falciform.

falcate

/ ˈfælsɪˌfɔːm; ˈfælkeɪt /

adjective

1. biology shaped like a sickle

Other Words From

• sub·fal·cate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of falcate¹

1820–30; < Latin falcātus sickle-shaped, equivalent to falc- (stem of falx ) sickle + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of falcate¹

C19: from Latin falcātus , from falx sickle