flabellate
adjective
fla·bel·late
fləˈbelə̇t,
ˈflabəˌlāt
variants or less commonly flabelliform
fləˈbeləˌfȯrm
: resembling a fan in shape
Word History
Etymology
flabellate probably from (assumed) New Latin flabellatus, from Latin flabellum fan + -atus -ate; flabelliform probably from (assumed) New Latin flabelliformis, from Latin flabelli- + -formis -form