If the editor remembers aright it was sword-shaped. From Wordnik.com. [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference
The Egyptian falchion was nothing more than a sword-shaped ax. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
Alternate heart leaves are cut whilst they are still sword-shaped. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Ensiform: sword-shaped: two-edged, large at base and tapering to the point: see anceps. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
She likes the snacks with colorful plastic sword-shaped toothpicks in them best, likes to save the swords. From Wordnik.com. [Zebra] Reference
Flowers: For most of the plant's life, there are no flowers, only a rosette of sword-shaped grey-green leaves. From Wordnik.com. [Celosia, century plant and coconut palm: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico] Reference
Ten years later, super-large sword-shaped crystals of selenite were found in a cavern at a depth of 120 meters. From Wordnik.com. [Did you know? Chihuahua caves house the world's largest crystals] Reference
The repast ended with a curious, large,, prickly fruit with a spray of sword-shaped leaves growing from its top. From Wordnik.com. [Conan Of The Isles]
Plants with sword-shaped leaves were even more common; their flowers were like simplified orchids, also of all colors. From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
Joanna, clutching the bundle that now looked more than ever unmistakably sword-shaped, fell into step on his other side. From Wordnik.com. [The Silent Tower]
• Sansevieria or snake plantThe toughest of the tough guys, sansevieria is a snakeskin-patterned succulent, with upright, sword-shaped leaves. From Wordnik.com. [How To Avoid Housework] Reference
Witnesses linked a sword-shaped letter opener found in Robinson ` s room to the sister ` s wounds and the blood stains on the altar cloth that covered her body. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 11, 2006] Reference
Before the "reed" was invented, the filling threads were drawn evenly into place by means of a rude comb and driven home by sword-shaped piece of wood or "batten.". From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
Put in all, aye all, will I-- sword-shaped pennant for. From Wordnik.com. [Leaves of Grass [1867]] Reference
Put in all, aye all will I, sword-shaped pennant for war. From Wordnik.com. [The Patriotic Poems of Walt Whitman] Reference
Only the female grasshoppers have the long, sword-shaped ovipositor. From Wordnik.com. [The Insect Folk] Reference
Use: Charming blue flowers float above sword-shaped leaves in spring. From Wordnik.com. [Find Me A Cure] Reference
So Phyllis broke off several stalks and some of the long sword-shaped leaves. From Wordnik.com. [Flower Stories] Reference
The clumping, sword-shaped leaves are the giveaway, forming fans that range from 12-18 inches tall. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories]
"Sea of Red" has sword-shaped leaves of "an intense deep mahogany red that doesn't fade in the sun" and. From Wordnik.com. [detnews.com - Autos Insider] Reference
Drinks are served until 4 every morning, and garnishes are speared with plastic sword-shaped toothpicks. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
An indigenous grass with sword-shaped leaves about 4° high, tapering at the base, possessing a sweet odor. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
Leaves stiff, flat, sword-shaped, folded together for sometimes half their length, sheath-like fastening to stem. From Wordnik.com. [Flower Stories] Reference
It is a whorled pandanus, with long sword-shaped leaves, spirally arranged in three rows, and hard, saw-toothed edges, very sharp. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawaiian Archipelago] Reference
Then some day in early June the walker shall note groups of long, sword-shaped leaves, rising in clusters here and there from the ground. From Wordnik.com. [A Bird-Lover in the West] Reference
The female katydids have a long sword-shaped ovipositor with which they roughen the bark on twigs, and place the eggs there, fastening them with. From Wordnik.com. [The Insect Folk] Reference
Scorzoneras (dandelions with sword-shaped leaves) of which there are none in these isles; and every common is ablaze with strange and lovely flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Prose Idylls, New and Old] Reference
Erect, sword-shaped, shorter than stem, somewhat hoary, from 1/2 to 1 in. wide, folded, and in a compact flat cluster at base; bracts usually longer than stem of flower. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Flowers Worth Knowing] Reference
"Gather a single blade of grass, and examine for a minute, quietly, its narrow, sword-shaped strip of fluted green. From Wordnik.com. [Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out] Reference
When I turned a page about two-thirds of the way through, I found a green plastic sword-shaped toothpick marking the last page he’d read. From Wordnik.com. [With Love and Laughter, John Ritter] Reference
9-13 sword-shaped to oblong leaflets with pronounced pointed tips. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
It describes something 'sword-shaped'. From Wordnik.com. [mirror.co.uk - Home] Reference
Leaves sword-shaped, ensheathing the stem. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
Calyx universal, with 2 sword-shaped leaflets. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
Leaves sword-shaped. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)] Reference
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