BACCATE

berried, baccate, bacciferous

(adjective) producing or bearing berries

baccate, berrylike

(adjective) resembling a berry

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

baccate (not comparable)

(botany) Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits.

Looking like a berry.

Producing berries.

Source: Wiktionary


Bac"cate, a. Etym: [L. baccatus, fr. L. bacca berry.] (Bot.)

Definition: Pulpy throughout, like a berry; -- said of fruits. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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