falcate
pronunciation
How to pronounce falcate in British English:
UK ['fælkeɪt]
How to pronounce falcate in American English:
US ['fælkeɪt]
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- Adjective:
- curved like a sickle
Word Origin
- falcate (adj.)
- "hooked, curved like a scythe or sickle," 1801, from Latin falcatus "sickle-shaped, hooked, curved," from falcem (nominative falx) "sickle," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps a borrowing from a non-Latin Indo-European language of Italy. De Vaan lists cognates as Old Irish delg "thorn, pin," Welsh dala "sting," Lithuanian dilge "nettle," Old Norse dalkr "pin, spine, dagger," Old English delg "clasp." Related: Falcated; falcation; falciform (1766).
Example
- 1. Culm sheaths white pubescent , auricles falcate and cupped .
- 2. Corolla navicular or falcate , slightly beaked .
- 3. A falcate leaf ; falcate claws ; the falcate moon .
- 4. Bracteoles much shorter than bracts ; leaves lanceolate , apex acute , usually falcate .
- 5. Seeds numerous , embedded in foul-smelling pulp , irregularly angular or falcate ; seed coat thickened , roughened , somewhat corky .