ensate

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adjective

sword-shaped

“ensate leaves”

Similar
ensiform
OriginNew Latin ensatus ← Latin ensis →
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Meanings

adjectiveensate (comparative more ensate, superlative most ensate)

comparative more ensate · superlative most ensate

  1. archaicbiologysword-shaped

    ensate leaves

    2 more examples

    ensate appendages

    ensate ovipositors

    Synonyms: ensiform

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesword-shaped

Similar
ensiform
Also see
ensiform

Origin

  1. Latinensis“sword”
  2. New Latinensatus
  3. Englishensate

From New Latin ensatus, from Latin ensis (“sword”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

ensate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensate

MLA

“ensate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ensate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensate.

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