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flabellate

adjective
fla·​bel·​late | \ fləˈbelə̇t, ˈflabəˌlāt\
variants: or less commonly flabelliform \ fləˈbeləˌfȯrm \

Definition of flabellate

: resembling a fan in shape

History and Etymology for flabellate

flabellate probably from (assumed) New Latin flabellatus, from Latin flabellum fan + -atus -ate; flabelliform probably from (assumed) New Latin flabelliformis, from Latin flabelli- + -formis -form

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