APPENDICULATE

Adjective

appendiculate (comparative more appendiculate, superlative most appendiculate)

(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.

(biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.

(mycology) Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin.

Source: Wiktionary


Ap`pen*dic"u*late, a. Etym: [See Appendicle.]

Definition: Having small appendages; forming an appendage. Appendiculate leaf, a small appended leaf. Withering.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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NECESSITATE

(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”


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