clavate

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clavate

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First attested in 1661; borrowed from New Latin clāvātus, from Latin clāva (“club”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, clav(a) + -ate.

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Resembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end. an organism with clavate antennae
Similar: claviform, clubbed

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@misc{clavate_2026,
  title = {clavate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clavate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}