flabellate
[ fluh-bel-it, -eyt ]
/ fləˈbɛl ɪt, -eɪt /
adjective Botany, Zoology.
being in the shape of a fan; fan-shaped.
Also
fla·bel·li·form
[fluh-bel-uh-fawrm] /fləˈbɛl əˌfɔrm/.
Origin of flabellate
1810–20; < Latin
flābell(um) fan +
-ate1
Words nearby flabellate
fla.,
flab,
flabbergast,
flabbergasted,
flabby,
flabellate,
flabelli-,
flabellum,
flaccid,
flack,
flackery
British Dictionary definitions for flabellate
flabellate
flabelliform (fləˈbɛlɪˌfɔːm)
/ (fləˈbɛlɪt, -eɪt) /
adjective
biology
shaped like a fan