falcate

English

Etymology

Latin falx (“sickle”) +‎ -ate (“resembling”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfælkeɪt/

Falcate keaf form.

Adjective

falcate (comparative more falcate, superlative most falcate)

(zoology and botany) Shaped like a sickle.

Synonyms

falciform

Related terms

defalcate

Translations

shaped like a sickle

Finnish: sirppimäinen

Portuguese: falcado m

Anagrams

facetal

Italian

Noun

falcate f

plural of falcata

Adjective

falcate m

plural of falcato

Latin

Adjective

falcāte

vocative masculine singular of falcātus

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