clavately

/ˈklævətli/
adverb
  1. In a club-shaped manner; with a shape that is thick at one end and narrow at the other.
    • The fungus grew clavately, with a swollen tip and a slender stalk.
    • The coral branched clavately, widening at the ends like tiny clubs.
    • The scientist described how the antennae of the insect were shaped clavately.
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