carunculate

[ kuh-ruhng-kyuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

1. having a caruncle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carunculate¹

From the New Latin word carunculātus, dating back to 1825–35. See caruncle, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Seeds carunculate.—Stellate-downy, or scurfy, or hairy and glandular plants, mostly strong-scented; the fertile flowers usually at the base of the sterile spike or cluster.

From Project Gutenberg

On the testa, at various points, there are produced at times other cellular bodies, to which the name of strophioles, or caruncles, has been given, the seeds being strophiolate or carunculate.

From Project Gutenberg

Seeds subglobose, roughened or reticulated, not carunculate.—Erect herbs or undershrubs, with purplish juice, and alternate usually stipulate leaves.

From Project Gutenberg