Definition of flabellate
:resembling a fan in shape
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flabellate
adjective
fla·bel·late
\
fləˈbelə̇t
,
ˈflabəˌlāt
\
variants:
or less commonly
flabelliform
\fləˈbeləˌfȯrm\
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Origin and Etymology of flabellate
flabellate probably from (assumed) New Latin flabellatus, from Latin flabellum fan + -atus -ate; flabelliform probably from (assumed) New Latin flabelliformis, from Latin flabelli- + -formis -form
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