flabellate

adjective

fla·​bel·​late

fləˈbelə̇t,

ˈflabəˌlāt

variants or less commonly flabelliform

fləˈbeləˌfȯrm

: resembling a fan in shape

Word History

Etymology

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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