cucullate

[ kyoo-kuh-leyt, kyoo-kuhl-eyt ]

adjective

1. resembling a cowl or hood.

cucullate

/ -lɪt; ˈkjuːkəˌleɪt /

adjective

1. shaped like a hood or having a hoodlike part

   cucullate sepals

Derived Forms

• ˈcuculˌlately, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of cucullate¹

First recorded in 1785–95; from Late Latin cucullātus “having a hood,” equivalent to Latin cucull(us) “a covering, hood” + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cucullate¹

C18: from Late Latin cucullātus, from Latin cucullus hood, cap