Clavate
81club shaped — see clavate …
82helocerous — adj. [Gr. helos, nail; keros, horn] Having a clavate antenna …
83clavately — See clavate. * * * …
84clava — claval, adj. /klay veuh, klah /, n., pl. clavae /klay vee, klah vuy/. Entomol. the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna. [ < LL clava staff, club] * * * …
85clavacin — /klav euh sin/, n. Pharm. patulin. [1942; < NL clava(tus) short for Aspergillus clavatus, species of fungus found to produce the substance (see CLAVATE) + cin, as in ACTINOMYCIN] * * * …
86claviform — /klav euh fawrm /, adj. club shaped; clavate. [1810 20; < LL clav(a) club + I + FORM] * * * …
87clavola — /klav euh leuh/, n., pl. clavolae / lee /. Entomol. 1. the terminal, enlarged, usually club shaped portion of a capitate, lamellate, or clavate antenna. 2. flagellum (def. 3). [ < NL, equiv. to LL clav(a) club + ola, var. of ula ULE] * * * …
88fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… …
89neuropteran — /noo rop teuhr euhn, nyoo /, adj. 1. neuropterous. n. 2. Also, neuropteron. a neuropterous insect. [1835 45; < NL Neuropter(a), neut. pl. of neuropterus (see NEUROPTEROUS) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any of a group of insects commonly …
90subclavate — /sub klay vayt/, adj. Zool. somewhat club shaped. [1820 30; SUB + CLAVATE] * * * …
