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corticate

corticate adjective: sheathed in bark or in a cortex.

Adjective

corticate (not comparable)

  1. sheathed in bark or in a cortex
    Antonyms:
    ecorticate

Noun

corticate (plural corticates)

  1. Any of the common ancestors of Plantae and Chromista (or chromalveolates or other grouping of similar organisms).
    Synonyms:
    bikont

corticate meaning in Tamil

corticate in Tamil

பட்டை யுள்ள தாவரம், புறணியுள்ள, மேல்தோலையுடைய, புறத்தோடு போன்ற

Synonyms of corticate

Antonyms

Forms of corticate

pluralcorticates

Origin of corticate

From Latin corticatus.

Questions about corticate

What does corticate mean?
Corticate means sheathed in bark or in a cortex.
What is corticate in Tamil?
Corticate in Tamil is பட்டை யுள்ள தாவரம், புறணியுள்ள, மேல்தோலையுடைய. See Corticate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is corticate?
Corticate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near corticate in the dictionary

  1. corticalis
  2. corticalization
  3. corticalize
  4. corticalized
  5. cortically
  6. corticate
  7. corticated
  8. corticates
  9. corticating
  10. corticectomies
  11. corticectomy

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