Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sickle-shaped sword, especially the falchion.
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Examples
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In a specimen of _Bupleurum falcatum_ mentioned by
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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There is a new Holly fern, however, which I think will replace _C. falcatum_; it is _C.
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The Holly fern (_Cyrtomium falcatum_) is another very desirable house plant and has been a favorite for years.
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In the first, the upper lip is helmeted, or hooked -- "galeatum est, vel falcatum."
Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859
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Of the ferns, Cyrtomium falcatum, or holly fern, is a favorite because it is evergreen and hardy.
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One could also include in this list Japanese holly ferns (Cyrtomium falcatum), with their leathery fronds populated with glossy, sickle-shaped pinnae.
SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2010
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The sori, or reproductive structures, on the underside of fronds of holly fern, Cyrtomium falcatum, on the left and shining spleenwort, Asplenium oblongifolium, on the right.
Museum Blogs 2009
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The species E. falcatum retains all its weight in the thick, heavy leaves.
Article Source Fiona Isabella 2009
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A. (falcatum) pinnis alternis falcatis ovatis ob - tusis crenatis, sumniis confluentibus.
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