INVOLUCRATE

involucrate

(adjective) having an involucre

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

involucrate (comparative more involucrate, superlative most involucrate)

(botany) Having an involucre; involucred.

Anagrams

• countervail

Source: Wiktionary


In`vo*lu"crate, In`vo*lu"cra*ted, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Having an involucre; involucred.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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