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uncincate

uncincate adjective: bent in the form of a hook.

Adjective

uncincate (comparative more uncincate, superlative most uncincate)

  1. Bent in the form of a hook
  2. Describing a type of notched gill attachment where the gill edge is abruptly concave near the point where it contacts the stipe and the gill is attached by a narrow decurrent extension.

Forms of uncincate

comparativemore uncincate
superlativemost uncincate

Questions about uncincate

What does uncincate mean?
Uncincate means bent in the form of a hook.
What part of speech is uncincate?
Uncincate is an adjective.

Words near uncincate in the dictionary

  1. uncinate process
  2. uncinate processes
  3. uncinated
  4. uncinately
  5. uncinatum
  6. uncincate
  7. uncinch
  8. uncinched
  9. uncinches
  10. uncinching
  11. uncinct

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