Synonyms

cucullate

American

[kyoo-kuh-leyt, kyoo-kuhl-eyt] / ˈkyu kəˌleɪt, kyuˈkʌl eɪt /

Also cucullated

adjective

resembling a cowl or hood.

cucullate British

/ ˈkjuːkəˌleɪt, -lɪt /

adjective

shaped like a hood or having a hoodlike part

cucullate sepals

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

cucullately

adverb

Etymology

Origin of cucullate

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

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