spatulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce spatulate in British English:
UK ['spætjʊlɪt]
How to pronounce spatulate in American English:
US ['spætʃəlɪt]
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- Adjective:
- of a leaf shape; having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
Word Origin
- spatulate (adj.)
- 1760, from Modern Latin spatulatus, from spatula (see spatula).
Example
- 1. All stem leaf blades spatulate , margin smooth .
- 2. Stem leaves spatulate or oblanceolate .
- 3. Leaf blade spatulate to obovate ; calyx lobes narrowly elliptic or suborbicular .
- 4. Leaf blade spatulate to obovate , base abruptly contracted to obtuse , apex rounded .
- 5. Petals broadly spatulate , 2-3 mm wide across broadest part , apex broadly obtuse .