spathulate
Americanadjective
adjective
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The leaves are arranged in lax flattened rosettes, are 1in. to 3in. long, somewhat spathulate, notched, fleshy, of a very dark green colour, and shining.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood
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 George Massee
Pileus fleshy, spathulate, entire; margin at first involute, finally fully expanded; villous, depressed.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
P. fleshy, spathulate, glabrous, brownish; g. dichotomous, crowded, white; s. thin, glabrous. muscigenus, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
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 John Wood
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