Arcuate \Arc"u*ate\, Arcuated \Arc"u*a`ted\(#), a. [L. arcuatus, p. p. of arcuare to shape like a bow, fr. arcus. See Arc.] Bent or curved in the form of a bow. ``Arcuate stalks.'' --Gray.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)