Definitions

1. adjective

Having or shaped like a club; thick and heavy at the end, with a swelling or enlargement at the base.

“The botanist described the newly discovered plant as clavate, with its distinctive club-shaped leaves.”

2. adjective

Having a clavate shape; thick and heavy at the end.

“The geologist observed that the rock formation was clavate, with a large rounded base and a narrow, tapering end.”