flabellate

flabellate
/fleuh bel"it, -ayt/, adj. Bot., Zool.
fan-shaped.
Also, flabelliform /fleuh bel"euh fawrm'/.
[1810-20; < L flabell(um) fan + -ATE1]

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  • Flabellate — Fla*bel late, a. [L. flabellatus, p. p. of flabellare to fan, fr. flabellum. See {Flabbel}.] (Bot.) Flabelliform. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • flabellate — fan shaped …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • flabellate — adj. [L. flabellum, fan] Having fanlike processes or projections; flabelliform adj …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • flabellate — adjective /fləˈbɛlət/ Fan shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow …   Wiktionary

  • flabellate — adj. shaped like a fan, fan like (Botany, Zoology) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • flabellate — fla·bel·late …   English syllables

  • flabellate — fla•bel•late [[t]fləˈbɛl ɪt, eɪt[/t]] adj. bot zool. fan shaped • Etymology: < L flābell(um) fan …   From formal English to slang

  • flabellate — /ˈflæbəleɪt/ (say flabuhlayt), /fləˈbɛl / (say fluh bel ), / ət/ (say uht) adjective fan shaped. Also, flabelliform /fləˈbɛləfɔm/ (say fluh beluhfawm). {flabell(um) + ate1} …  

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