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awl-shaped

[ awl-sheypt ]

adjective

  1. having the shape of an awl.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of awl-shaped1

First recorded in 1755–65

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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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