spathulate

American

[spath-yuh-lit, -leyt] / ˈspæθ yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

Chiefly Botany.

spatulate.

spathulate British

/ ˈspæθjʊlɪt /

adjective

another word for spatulate

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Spatulate, or Spathulate, shaped like a spatula, 52.

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P. 4-7 cm. even, glabrous, spathulate, depr. behind, marginate; g. crowded, distinct at base; s. 1-2 cm. ascending, glabrous, not rooting; sp. 11-12 � 4.

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P. 2-5 cm. thin, ascending, spathulate, entire, disc depr. brownish then pale; g. crowded, narrow, whitish; s. short, compressed, downy; sp. 9-10 � 4.

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P. fleshy, spathulate, glabrous, brownish; g. dichotomous, crowded, white; s. thin, glabrous. muscigenus, Fr.

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P. 1-1.5 cm. spathulate, horizontal, glabrous, zoned, yellowish brown or fuscous, greyish white when old; g. thick, distant, branched, colour of p.; s. short, base downy; sp. 10-12 � 6-8.

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