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subpectinate

subpectinate adjective: almost or imperfectly pectinate.

Adjective

subpectinate (not comparable)

  1. Almost or imperfectly pectinate.

Origin of subpectinate

From sub- + pectinate.

Questions about subpectinate

What does subpectinate mean?
Subpectinate means almost or imperfectly pectinate.
What part of speech is subpectinate?
Subpectinate is an adjective.

Words near subpectinate in the dictionary

  1. subpattern
  2. subpatterning
  3. subpatterns
  4. subpeak
  5. subpeaks
  6. subpectinate
  7. subpectinated
  8. subpectoral
  9. subpedicellate
  10. subpedigree
  11. subpedigrees

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