ECHINATE

Etymology

Adjective

echinate (comparative more echinate, superlative most echinate)

prickly; bristly

Noun

echinate (plural echinates)

(botany) A bristly grain or pollen

Anagrams

• Hecatine

Source: Wiktionary


Ech"i*nate, Ech"i*na`ted, a. Etym: [L. echinatus. See Echinus.]

Definition: Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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