subclavate

American

[suhb-kley-veyt] / sʌbˈkleɪ veɪt /

adjective

Zoology.

somewhat club-shaped.

Etymology

Origin of subclavate

First recorded in 1820–30; sub- + clavate

Example Sentences

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P. 3-5 cm. exp. hoary silky then glabrous, white then yellowish; g. broad, crowded, bluish purple then subochre; s. 6-9 cm. subclavate, naked, whitish; sp. 6-10 � 4-7.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

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