The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clavate
Clavate \Cla"vate\, Clavated \Cla"va*ted\,
[L. clava clu
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] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top.
Note: [See Illust. of Antennae.]
Wiktionary
clavate
a. Resembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end.