clavellate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin clāvellātus, from clāvella (diminutive of clāva (“club”)) +‎ -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

clavellate (comparative more clavellate, superlative most clavellate)

  1. Minutely clavate; shaped like a little club.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Latin

Adjective

clāvellāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of clāvellātus
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