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

The large appendiculate cell seems, however, to yield to its consort a portion of the plasma it contains.

From Project Gutenberg

This sometimes remains for a time on the margin of the cap when it is said to be appendiculate.

From Project Gutenberg

Appendiculate, said of the veil when it clings in fragments to the margin of the pileus.

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