appendiculate

[ ap-uhn-dik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.

1. having appendages.
2. forming an appendage or appendicle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of appendiculate¹

1825–35; < Latin appendicul ( a ) appendicle + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Appendiculate leaf, a small appended leaf.

From Project Gutenberg

Relating to an appendicle; appendiculate.

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P. conical then exp. obtuse, white at first, soon covered with large, adpressed brown or blackish, fibrillose scales, margin appendiculate at first; g. crowded; s. cylindrical, wavy, white. punctulatum, Kalchbr.

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P. 3-6 cm. campan. then exp. bay then whitish, apex tinged ochre, pruinose; g. sinuate, lilac then purple-brown, edge white; s. 4-7 cm. fistulose, slender, fibrillose, apex striate, veil membranous, forming a ring or appendiculate, white; sp. 8-10 � 4-5.

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P. 2-3 cm. exp. umb. watery white, smooth, edge appendiculate; g. purplish umber, edge white; s. 4-5 cm. fistulose; sp. ——. pilulaeforme, Bull.

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