FENESTRATED

Etymology

Adjective

fenestrated (comparative more fenestrated, superlative most fenestrated)

(architecture) Having windows

(botany) Having evolved perforations through the leaves or fistulate/hollow/tubular stems/trunks

Verb

fenestrated

(surgery) simple past tense and past participle of fenestrate

Source: Wiktionary


Fe*nes"tra*ted, a.

1. (Arch.)

Definition: Having windows; characterized by windows.

2. Same as Fenestrate.

FENESTRATE

Fe*nes"trate, a. Etym: [L. fenestratus, p.p. of fenestrare to furnish with openings and windows.]

1. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated; as, fenestrate membranes; fenestrate fronds.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having transparent spots, as the wings of certain butterflies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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