Word Study
Spatulate
CIDE DICTIONARY
Spatulate, a. [NL. spatulatus.].
Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Spatulate, adj.
1 spatula-shaped.
2 (esp. of a leaf) having a broad rounded end.
1 spatula-shaped.
2 (esp. of a leaf) having a broad rounded end.
Etymology
SPATULA
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