clava

[ kley-vuh, klah- ]

/ ˈkleɪ və, ˈklɑ- /

noun, plural cla·vae [kley-vee, klah-vahy]. /ˈkleɪ vi, ˈklɑ vaɪ/. Entomology.

the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.

Origin of clava

From the Late Latin word clāva staff, club

OTHER WORDS FROM clava

claval, adjective

Words nearby clava

claustrophobe, claustrophobia, claustrophobic, claustrum, clausula, clava, clavacin, clavate, clave, claver, clavicembalo

Example sentences from the Web for clava

The Prickly-fruited sculus has nearly ripened its nut, Zanthoxylon clava herculis, in fruit, a "wild gourd" not in flower.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XIV|Edwin James
The finest examples were at Clava, seven miles from Inverness, where fifty years ago there were eight still in existence.
Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders|T. Eric Peet
Variations of the kind we are considering are also observable in the clava, or knob, in which antenn often terminate.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
(a) Tentacles filiform; type of Clava (fig. 5), Cordylophora, &c.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various

单词	clava
释义	clava [ kley-vuh, klah- ] / ˈkleɪ və, ˈklɑ- / noun, plural cla·vae [kley-vee, klah-vahy]. /ˈkleɪ vi, ˈklɑ vaɪ/. Entomology. the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna. Origin of clava From the Late Latin word clāva staff, club OTHER WORDS FROM clava claval, adjective Words nearby clava claustrophobe, claustrophobia, claustrophobic, claustrum, clausula, clava, clavacin, clavate, clave, claver, clavicembalo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clava The Prickly-fruited sculus has nearly ripened its nut, Zanthoxylon clava herculis, in fruit, a "wild gourd" not in flower. Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XIV\|Edwin James The finest examples were at Clava, seven miles from Inverness, where fifty years ago there were eight still in existence. Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders\|T. Eric Peet Variations of the kind we are considering are also observable in the clava, or knob, in which antenn often terminate. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)\|William Kirby (a) Tentacles filiform; type of Clava (fig. 5), Cordylophora, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2\|Various
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