1. shaped like a fan; having a broad, flat form that radiates from a central point
Usage: chiefly botanical and zoological

Examples

• The plant's flabellate leaves spread outward in a distinctive fan pattern.
• Coral polyps displayed flabellate tentacles that filtered nutrients from the water.
• The fossil showed a flabellate structure typical of ancient ferns.
• Flabellate fins on the fish allowed it to maneuver gracefully through the reef.
• The architect designed the plaza with flabellate pathways radiating from a central fountain.