cla|vate

cla|vate
cla|vate «KLAY vayt», adjective.
club-shaped: »

clavate antennae, a clavate nucleus.

[< Latin clāvātus studded with nails < clāvus nail, related to claudere close, fasten; meaning influenced by Latin clāva club]

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  • cla|vate|ly — «KLAY vayt lee», adverb. in the shape of a club …   Useful english dictionary

  • vate — acer·vate; ac·ti·vate; aes·ti·vate; ag·gra·vate; bo·vate; ca·vate; cla·vate; cul·ti·vate; de·cli·vate; de·ner·vate; ex·ca·vate; in·cul·ti·vate; in·ner·vate; in·no·vate; lar·vate; mar·gra·vate; mo·ti·vate; no·vate; ob·jec·ti·vate; pri·vate·ly;… …   English syllables

  • clavate — cla·vate …   English syllables

  • clavately — cla·vate·ly …   English syllables

  • clavate — cla•vate [[t]ˈkleɪ veɪt[/t]] adj. club shaped; claviform • Etymology: 1655–65; < NL clāvātus= LL clāv(a) club + L ātus ate I cla′vate•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • clavate — Club shaped. [L. clava, a club] * * * cla·vate klā .vāt adj gradually thickening toward the distal end * * * cla·vate (klaґvāt) [L. clavatus club] 1. claval. 2. club shaped …   Medical dictionary

  • Clavate — Cla vate, Clavated Cla va*ted, a. [L. clava club.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Club shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. Note: [See Illust. of {Antennae}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clavated — Clavate Cla vate, Clavated Cla va*ted, a. [L. clava club.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Club shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. Note: [See Illust. of {Antennae}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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