clavellate

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adjective

Minutely clavate; shaped like a little club.

OriginNew Latin clāvellātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveclavellate (comparative more clavellate, superlative most clavellate)

comparative more clavellate · superlative most clavellate

  1. Minutely clavate; shaped like a little club.

Origin

  1. New Latinclāvellātus
  2. Englishclavellate

Borrowed from New Latin clāvellātus, from clāvella (diminutive of clāva (“club”)) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

clavellate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavellate

MLA

“clavellate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavellate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clavellate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavellate.

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