Spatulate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spatulate \Spat"u*late\, a. [NL. spatulatus.] (Nat. Hist.)
     Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish,
     with a long, narrow, linear base. [Also written
     {spathulate}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spatulate
       adj : of a leaf shape; having a broad rounded apex and a narrow
             base [syn: {spatula-shaped}]