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Definition of "falcate" [fal•cate]

  • Curved and tapering to a point; sickle-shaped. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "falcate" in a sentence
  • "Mature foliage consists of phyllodes, which may be straight or falcate, acute or sub-falcate,"
  • "Pinnules oblong, often slightly falcate, entire or toothed."
  • "Pinnæ broadly lanceolate-falcate or the lowest triangular, strongly auricled on the upper side, densely spinulose-toothed."