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clavate
cla·vate [ kláy vàyt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
club-shaped: with one end thicker than the other
Some protozoa have clavate cilia.
[Early 19th century. < modern Latin clavatus< Latin clava "club (for striking)"]

cla·vate·ly adverb
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