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CLAVATE

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cla⋅vate

  [kley-veyt]
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–adjective
club-shaped; claviform.
Origin:
1655–65; < NL clāvātus, equiv. to LL clāv(a) club + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
cla⋅vate⋅ly, adverb
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cla·vate   (klā'vāt')   
adj.   Biology
Having one end thickened; club-shaped: clavate antennae.

[From Latin clāva, club.]
cla'vate'ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cla·vate
Pronunciation: 'klA-"vAt
Function: adjective
: gradually thickening toward the distal end
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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