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/fleuh bel"it, -ayt/, adj. Bot., Zool.fan-shaped.Also, flabelliform /fleuh bel"euh fawrm'/.[1810-20; < L flabell(um) fan + -ATE1]
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Flabellate — Fla*bel late, a. [L. flabellatus, p. p. of flabellare to fan, fr. flabellum. See {Flabbel}.] (Bot.) Flabelliform. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flabellate — [flə bel′i fôrm΄flə bel′āt΄, flə bel′it] adj. [< FLABELLUM + ATE1] fan shaped: also flabelliform [flə bel′i fôrm΄] … English World dictionary
flabellate — fan shaped … Dictionary of ichthyology
flabellate — adj. [L. flabellum, fan] Having fanlike processes or projections; flabelliform adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
flabellate — adjective /fləˈbɛlət/ Fan shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow … Wiktionary
flabellate — adj. shaped like a fan, fan like (Botany, Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
flabellate — Fan shaped, e.g. the megasporophyll blade of some Cycas species … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
flabellate — fla·bel·late … English syllables
flabellate — fla•bel•late [[t]fləˈbɛl ɪt, eɪt[/t]] adj. bot zool. fan shaped • Etymology: < L flābell(um) fan … From formal English to slang
flabellate — /ˈflæbəleɪt/ (say flabuhlayt), /fləˈbɛl / (say fluh bel ), / ət/ (say uht) adjective fan shaped. Also, flabelliform /fləˈbɛləfɔm/ (say fluh beluhfawm). {flabell(um) + ate1} …
