spathulate

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

adjective Chiefly Botany.

spatulate.

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Words nearby spathulate

spathaceous, spathe, spathic, spathiphyllum, spathose, spathulate, spatial, spatial frequency, spatial summation, spatiography, spatiotemporal
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British Dictionary definitions for spathulate

spathulate
/ (ˈspæθjʊlɪt) /

adjective

another word for spatulate (def. 2)
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