awl-shaped

[ awl-sheypt ]

/ ˈɔlˌʃeɪpt /

having the shape of an awl.

subulate.

Origin of awl-shaped

First recorded in 1755–65

awhirl, awkward, awkward age, awl, awl snail, awl-shaped, awless, awlwort, awmous, awn, awner

Receptacle narrow, with an awl-shaped prolongation in centre.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray
It is called 'echalotte' and has awl-shaped, hollow leaves, and purplish-yellow flowers, and very agreeable roots.

The Old Market-Cart |Mrs. F. B. Smith
Petioles long with two awl-shaped stipules at the base, and a large violet spot in the axil.

The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines |T. H. Pardo de Tavera
The genus is characterized by awl-shaped spines which are distant at the base.

The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard

Styles 3, awl-shaped, diverging, tipped with simple stigmas.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray