Definition of Dolabrate

1. Adjective. Having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver.

Exact synonyms: Dolabriform
Similar to: Simple, Unsubdivided

Definition of Dolabrate

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dolabrate

doitkins
doits
dojigger
dojiggers
dojinshi
dojo
dojos
dokda
dokdas
dokimastic
doko
dol
dolabellane
dolabra
dolabrae
dolabrate (current term)
dolabriform
dolce
dolce far niente
dolcelatte
dolces
dolcetto
dolcettos
dolci
doldrum
doldrums
dole
dole bludger
dole bludgers
dole out

Literary usage of Dolabrate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to Cytology by Lester Whyland Sharp (1921)
"... Jungermanniales it is sometimes cuneate but more often dolabrate (ax-shaped) .and produces segments from its two lateral faces; ..."

2. An Introduction to Entomology, Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects by William Kirby, William Spence (1826)
"FIG. 5. 3. DIGITATE (Digitatus). When the apex of the cubit is divided into several long teeth or fingers. Ex. Gryllotalpa. PLATE XV. FIG. 6. 4. dolabrate ..."

3. Botanisches Zentralblatt: Referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik by Botanischer Verein in München, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1908)
"The initial cell of the sporangium is marginal, and the early divisions are by means of a wedge shaped (dolabrate) apical cell. Both the sporangium and the ..."

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