dolabriform

English

Etymology

From Latin dolabra (“mattock”) (from dolo (“hew”)) + -iform.

Adjective

dolabriform (comparative more dolabriform, superlative most dolabriform)

1. Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.

   Some leaves, and certain organs in shellfish, are dolabriform.

Translations

shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet

• French: dolabriforme (fr)
• German: hobelformig
• Italian: acettiforme

References

• “dolabriform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.