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ensate

ensate adjective: sword-shaped.

Adjective

ensate (comparative more ensate, superlative most ensate)

  1. (archaic) sword-shaped
    • ensate appendages
    • ensate ovipositors
    Synonyms:
    ensiform

Synonyms of ensate

Forms of ensate

comparativemore ensate
superlativemost ensate

Origin of ensate

From New Latin ensatus, from Latin ensis (“sword”).

Questions about ensate

What does ensate mean?
Ensate means sword-shaped.
What part of speech is ensate?
Ensate is an adjective.

Words near ensate in the dictionary

  1. ensanguined
  2. ensanguines
  3. ensanguining
  4. ensansi
  5. ensartinib
  6. ensate
  7. ensatina
  8. ensatinas
  9. Ensay
  10. Ensay North
  11. ensaymada

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