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awl-shaped
[ awl-sheypt ]
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Origin of awl-shaped1
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Example Sentences
Its filaments are brown, pinnate, the branches awl-shaped, and the joints about as long as broad.
The antenn, which spring from the forehead below the ocelli, are short and awl-shaped.
Petioles long with two awl-shaped stipules at the base, and a large violet spot in the axil.
Leaves evergreen, awl-shaped or scale-like, rigid, often of two shapes on the same plant.
Resiniferous trees or shrubs, with mostly awl-shaped or needle-shaped and evergreen leaves, and moncious or dicious flowers.
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