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appendiculate

appendiculate adjective: having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.

Adjective

appendiculate (comparative more appendiculate, superlative most appendiculate)

  1. Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
  2. Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.
  3. Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin.

Forms of appendiculate

comparativemore appendiculate
superlativemost appendiculate

Origin of appendiculate

From appendix + -ule + -ate, from Latin appendicis, genitive of appendix.

Words formed from appendiculate

Questions about appendiculate

What does appendiculate mean?
Appendiculate means having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
What part of speech is appendiculate?
Appendiculate is an adjective.

Words near appendiculate in the dictionary

  1. appendiculae
  2. appendicular
  3. appendicularian
  4. appendicularians
  5. appendiculas
  6. appendiculate
  7. appendiculated
  8. appendiculately
  9. appending
  10. appendings
  11. appendix

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