Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In botany and zoology, ensiform: as, the ensate ovipositors of certain Orthoptera.
Wiktionary
- adj. botany, zoology Having sword-shaped leaves or appendages.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Having sword-shaped leaves, or appendages; ensiform.
Etymologies
- New Latin ensatus, from Latin ensis sword. (Wiktionary)
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ensate’.
-
Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
Anschauung, Areopagus, Argus, Briarean, Dei gratia, Dei judicium, Deo volente, Duecento, Foehn, Geflugelte Worte, Gegenschein, Hakenkreuz and 9230 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for ensate.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.