obclavate
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of obclavate
From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at ob-, clavate
Example Sentences
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Stem mostly obclavate, inversely club-shaped, and reticulate to the base.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
P. 8-15 cm. soon exp. viscid, yellowish with darker squamules; g. white, edge yellow; s. solid, obclavate; sp. subglobose, 5-6.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
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