dolabriform

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adjective

Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.

“Some leaves, and certain organs in shellfish, are dolabriform.”

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dolabratesimpleunsubdivided
OriginLatin dolabra →
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Meanings

adjectivedolabriform (comparative more dolabriform, superlative most dolabriform)

comparative more dolabriform · superlative most dolabriform

  1. Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.

    Some leaves, and certain organs in shellfish, are dolabriform.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver

Similar
dolabratesimpleunsubdivided

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindolabra“mattock”
  2. Englishdolabriform

From Latin dolabra (“mattock”) (from dolo (“hew”)) + -iform.

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Translations

French dolabriforme
  • dolabriformeshaped like the head of an axe or hatchet
German hobelformig
  • hobelformigshaped like the head of an axe or hatchet
Italian acettiforme
  • acettiformeshaped like the head of an axe or hatchet
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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