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FIMBRIATE
fimbriate
(adjective) having a fringe of slender processes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fimbriate (not comparable)
(botany, biology) Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions.
Verb
fimbriate (third-person singular simple present fimbriates, present participle fimbriating, simple past and past participle fimbriated)
To hem; to fringe.
Source: Wiktionary
Fim*bri*ate, a. Etym: [L. fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, fr. fimbria fiber, fringe. See Fringe.]
Definition: Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube.
Fim"bri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fimbriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Fimbriating.]
Definition: To hem; to fringe. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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