effigurate
effigurate adjective: having a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.
Adjective
effigurate (not comparable)
- Having a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.
- Thallus thin, whitish to somewhat greyish, continuous, occasionally minutely rimulose, margin somewhat darkened and determinate but not clearly effigurate;1948, A. Grenfell Price, The winning of Australian Antarctica. Mawson's B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. voyages: 1929-31: based on the Mawson papers, page 105
- Thallus about 1 cm. in diameter, light gray irregular areoles 0:30,4 mm. in diameter on a black hypothallus, giving a deciussate appearance, marginal areoles slightly radially elongate and very narrowly black margined but not clearly effigurate;1965, Nova Hedwigia, volumes 15-16, page 326
- Antonyms:
- effuse
effigurate meaning in Tamil
effigurate in Tamil
- தெண்வடிவுடைய, துலக்கவுருவமைந்த
Antonyms of effigurate
Origin of effigurate
Borrowed from New Latin effiguratus; compare figurate (figuratus).
Words formed from effigurate
Questions about effigurate
- What does effigurate mean?
- Effigurate means having a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.
- What is effigurate in Tamil?
- Effigurate in Tamil is தெண்வடிவுடைய, துலக்கவுருவமைந்த. See Effigurate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is effigurate?
- Effigurate is an adjective.
Words near effigurate in the dictionary
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