claviformis

Etymology
Attested since 1677, apparently in the sense "nail-shaped, clove-shaped" (documented in glossaries since at least 1810), from. The sense "club-shaped" (from ) is documented since at least 1805, and the sense "key-shaped" (from ) since at least 1844.

Adjective

 * 1) claviform
 * 2) * 1803, Erik Acharius, Methodus qua omnes detectos Lichenes secundum organa ..., page 260, entry on Parmelia fastigiata:
 * "la"
 * 1) * 1803, Erik Acharius, Methodus qua omnes detectos Lichenes secundum organa ..., page 260, entry on Parmelia fastigiata:
 * "la"

- Adultus crassus simplicior claviformis sursumque incrassatus [...] aut etiam in apice thalli claviformis congestae [...]