- spatulate
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adjective
Date: circa 1760
shaped like a spatula <a spatulate leaf> <spatulate spines of a caterpillar> <a spatulate tool> — see leaf illustration
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
spatulate
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Spatulate — Spat u*late, a. [NL. spatulatus.] (Nat. Hist.) Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base. [Also written {spathulate}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spatulate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a broad, rounded end … English terms dictionary
spatulate — [spach′əlit, spach′əlāt΄] adj. [ModL spatulatus] 1. Bot. spoon shaped in outline and attached at the narrow end, as some leaves: see LEAF 2. Zool. spoon shaped or spatula shaped … English World dictionary
spatulate sculpin — rytinė dviragė plernė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Icelus spatula angl. spatulate sculpin rus. восточный двурогий ицел ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dviragės plernės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
spatulate — spoon shaped, depressed and concave … Dictionary of ichthyology
spatulate — adj. [L. spatula, spoon] Spatula like in form; flattened, while broad apically and narrowed basally … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spatulate — /spach euh lit, layt /, adj. 1. shaped like a spatula; rounded more or less like a spoon. 2. Bot. having a broad, rounded end and a narrow, attenuate base, as a leaf. [1750 60; < NL spatulatus. See SPATULA, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
spatulate — 1. adjective /ˈspæʧ.ə.lɪt/ a) Shaped like a spatula. b) Having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base. 2. verb /ˈspæʧ.ə.lɪt/ To treat or mix with a spatula. See Also … Wiktionary
spatulate — 1. Shaped like a spatula. 2. To manipulate or mix with a spatula. 3. To incise the cut end of a tubular structure longitudinally and splay it open, to allow creation of an elliptical anastomosis of greater circumference than would be possible… … Medical dictionary
spatulate — (Order Isopoda): Shaped like a spatula [Kensley and Schotte, 1989] … Crustacea glossary
