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flabellate.

Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/fləˈbɛlət/
  1. Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from New Latin flābellātus (“fanlike”). By surface analysis, flabell(um) (“fan-shaped structure”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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