lunate

Adjective
Synonyms: crescent(a)crescent-shapedsemilunar

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. resembling the new moon in shapeSynonyms: crescent(a)crescent-shapedsemilunar
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lunate \Lu"nate\, Lunated \Lu"na*ted\, a. [L. lunatus crescent-shaped, p. p. of lunare to bend like a crescent, fr. luna the moon.] Crescent-shaped; resembling the crescent moon; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross. --Gray.

Syn: lunular, bicephalous, crescent(prenominal), crescent-shaped. [1913 Webster]

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