Clavate

  • 121claviform — clav•i•form [[t]ˈklæv əˌfɔrm[/t]] adj. club shaped; clavate • Etymology: 1810–20; < LL clāv(a) club + i + form …

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  • 122claviform — /ˈklævəfɔm/ (say klavuhfawm) adjective club shaped; clavate …

  • 123gēu-, gǝu-, gū- (*sgēu-) —     gēu , gǝu , gū (*sgēu )     English meaning: to bend, curl; a kind of vessel     Deutsche Übersetzung: “biegen, krũmmen, wolben”     Note: Root gēu , gǝu , gū : to bend, curl; a kind of vessel probably derived from Root (s)keu 2, (s)keu̯ǝ :… …

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  • 124claviform — [klav′ə fôrm΄] adj. [< L clava, a club + FORM] CLAVATE …

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  • 125Ascophyllum — noun brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis • Syn: ↑genus Ascophyllum • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Fucaceae, ↑family Fucaceae * * * ˌaskəˈfiləm …

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  • 126Geoglossaceae — noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales • Syn: ↑family Geoglossaceae • Hypernyms: ↑fungus family • Member Holonyms: ↑Helotiales, ↑order Helotiales • Member Meronyms: ↑ …

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  • 127jew's-stone — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural jew s stones) Usage: usually capitalized J Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin lapis Judaicus 1. : a large fossil clavate spine of a sea urchin 2. : marcasite 2 * * * Jew sˈ stone …

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  • 128masarididae — ˌmasəˈridəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Masarid , Masaris, type genus + idae in some classifications : a family of mainly tropical solitary wasps with clavate antennae now usually treated as a subfamily of Vespidae …

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