spatulate

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/ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/ English

Definitions

verb

To treat or mix with a spatula.
To incise the end of a pliable cylindrical structure such that the cut end can be splayed apart and flattened

adjective

Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.
Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.

Related words

Synonyms

spatular spatuloid spatulous rounded simple unsubdivided spatula-shaped avicularia spatulose spatulalike spiculated sporklike spadelike spoonlike spiculed spiculate spurlike

Associated

obtuse lanceolate extremity spoon leaf hairs thorax snout fore margins lobes teeth

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