corticate

[ kawr-ti-kit, -keyt ]

adjective

1. having a cortex.

corticate

/ ˈkɔːtɪkɪt; ˈkɔːtɪˌkeɪtɪd; -ˌkeɪt /

adjective

1. (of plants, seeds, etc) having a bark, husk, or rind

Derived Forms

• ˌcortiˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• cor·ti·ca·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of corticate¹

1840–50; < Latin corticātus, equivalent to cortic- (stem of cortex ) cortex + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of corticate¹

C19: from Latin corticātus covered with bark

Example Sentences

Four separate licensed, bonded physicians apparently testified that the Bavarian mystic Therese Neumann’s stigmata comprised corticate dermal structures that passed medially through both her hands.

From The New Yorker

Corticate, coated with bark or bark-like covering.

From Project Gutenberg

The fruit, almost spherical, is 2½ cm. in diameter, corticate, bearing at its base the persistent calyx; each of its 4 cells contains a seed.

From Project Gutenberg