spatulate — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.

   Synonyms

   spatularspatuloidspatulous

   Examples

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   “I nearly fell into the error of supposing that you were typewriting. Of course, it is obvious that it is music. You observe the spatulate finger-ends, Watson, which is common to both professions?[…]”

   For a moment he was sunk in thought, coiling (so it seemed) and uncoiling his long spatulate fingers.

2. Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.

Verb

1. To treat or mix with a spatula.

2. To incise the end of (a pliable cylindrical structure) such that the cut end can be splayed apart and flattened.

Adjective

1. (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base

   Synonyms

   spatula-shaped