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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