Word of the Day: Spatulate.

ADJECTIVE
1. Having a broad, rounded end.
2. (Botany, zoology) Broad at the apex and tapered to the base.

Example Sentences.
1. "To demonstrate a spatulate shape to the class, I showed a baseball bat."
2. "Pestles are spatulate, which is why they're good at grinding spices."
3. "The tropical plant is covered in lots of thick, spatulate leaves."

Word Origin.
Latin, mid-18th century

"Spatulate" comes from the Latin "spatula" (“broad piece”) and the Greek "spathe," meaning "broad flat blade." We’re familiar with the spatula used in the kitchen to flip pancakes, but today, "spatulate" is now used commonly in botany and zoology to describe features with slender bases and broad tips, such as water oak leaves.

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Word of the Day: Literatim.

adverb
1. (Of the copying of a text) Letter by letter.

Example Sentences.
1. "The monk copied down the theological text literatim."
2. "Our office assistant takes dictation literatim on her typewriter."
3. "The first draft was printed literatim, without any editing

Word Origin.
Latin, early 17th century

This term stems from the medieval Latin "littera," meaning "letter." "Verbatim" and "literatim" might seem like synonyms, but their exact definitions differ slightly. "Verbatim" means "in the exact words," while "literatim" means "letter for letter."