‖ spathula rare.
(ˈspæθjʊlə)
[L., var. of spatula.]
A spatula. Also Comb.
The erroneous form spathulor occurs in Topsell Serpents (1608) 34.
| 1706 in Phillips (ed. Kersey). 1742 Phil. Trans. XLII. 75, I mix them gently..with a Spathula of white Wood. 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. xxxv. 643 A spathula-shaped diverging process. |