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spathal

/ˈspeɪðəl/

spathal adjective: furnished with a spathe.

Adjective

spathal (not comparable)

  1. Furnished with a spathe.
    • spathal flowers1855, William Howitt, Land, Labour and Gold; or, Two Years in Victoria

Origin of spathal

From spathe + -al.

Questions about spathal

What does spathal mean?
Spathal means furnished with a spathe.
What part of speech is spathal?
Spathal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce spathal?
Spathal is pronounced /ˈspeɪðəl/.

Words near spathal in the dictionary

  1. spath
  2. spatha
  3. spathaceous
  4. spathaceously
  5. spathae
  6. spathal
  7. Spathari
  8. spathas
  9. spathate
  10. spathe
  11. spathebothriidean

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