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spathulate

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

adjective

Chiefly Botany.
  1. spatulate.


spathulate British  
/ ˈspæθjʊlɪt /

adjective

  1. another word for spatulate

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P. subcoriaceous, base narrowed, erect, spathulate then utriculiform, undulately lobed, pruinose, dingy white then livid violet; g. decur. very narrow, tinged rose. conchatus, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Yellow, cartilaginous, especially when dry, spathulate, expanded above, hymenium slightly ribbed, contracted where it issues from a log.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

The pileus varies from a regular wedge-shape to spathulate, or more or less irregularly petaloid, or conchoid forms, the extremes of size and form being shown in Figs.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis

These wing-like expansions of the cap on the opposite sides of the stem give the spathulate form to the plant.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis

The leaves seldom exceed ½in. in length and 1/8in. in width; they are spathulate in form, stout, and rigid.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John

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