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limbate

American  
[lim-beyt] / ˈlɪm beɪt /

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

  1. bordered, as a flower in which one color is surrounded by an edging of another.

limbate British  
/ ˈlɪmbeɪt /

adjective

  1. biology having an edge or border of a different colour from the rest

    limbate flowers
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Etymology

Origin of limbate

First recorded in 1820–30, limbate is from the Late Latin word limbātus bordered, edged. See limb 2, -ate 1

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