SPATULATE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'spatyûlut
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] of a leaf shape; having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base

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	Synonyms:	rounded, simple, spatula-shaped, unsubdivided


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Spat"u*late\, a. [NL. spatulatus.] (Nat. Hist.) Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base. [Also written {spathulate}.]

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Spoon-shaped; broad at the tip and narrowed towards the base.