baccate

[ bak-eyt ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. berrylike.
2. bearing berries.

baccate

/ ˈbækeɪt /

adjective

1. like a berry in form, texture, etc
2. bearing berries

Word History and Origins

Origin of baccate¹

1820–30; < Latin bāca, bacca berry + -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of baccate¹

C19: from Latin bāca berry

Example Sentences

Furnished with berries; consisting of a berry; baccate; as, a berried shrub.

From Project Gutenberg

In the pomegranate there is a peculiar baccate many-celled inferior fruit, having a tough rind, enclosing two rows of carpels placed one above the other.

From Project Gutenberg