spatulate leaf

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   spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base

   Broadersimple leaf

Questions about spatulate leaf

What does spatulate leaf mean?

spatulate leaf means "spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base".

Is spatulate leaf a common word?

spatulate leaf is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.