CLAVATE Meaning of CLAVATE in English [ 'kleɪveɪt ]■ adjective Botany & Zoology club-shaped; thicker at the apex than the base.OriginC17: from mod. L. clavatus , from L. clava 'club'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004