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fimbrillate

[ fim-bril-it, -eyt ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.
  1. bordered by or having a small or fine fringe.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fimbrillate1

< New Latin fimbrill ( a ) little fringe ( fimbria ) + -ate 1

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