Falcate

Pronunciation key ( fal′kāt )

fal•cate

Falcate Leaf

adj.

[L. < falcatus < falx, falcis, a sickle].

1. sickle-shaped; curved; hooked: as a falcate leaf.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005

Zoology Quest: Chart of Leaf Shapes