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capillate

capillate adjective: resembling a hair; capillaceous.

Adjective

capillate (comparative more capillate, superlative most capillate)

  1. Resembling a hair; capillaceous.

Forms of capillate

comparativemore capillate
superlativemost capillate

Questions about capillate

What does capillate mean?
Capillate means resembling a hair; capillaceous.
What part of speech is capillate?
Capillate is an adjective.

Words near capillate in the dictionary

  1. capillary refills
  2. capillary wave
  3. capillary waves
  4. capillarylike
  5. Capillas
  6. capillate
  7. capillation
  8. capillations
  9. capillature
  10. capilliconidiophore
  11. capilliconidiophores

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