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limbate
[ lim-beyt ]
adjective
, Botany, Zoology.
- bordered, as a flower in which one color is surrounded by an edging of another.
limbate
/ ˈlɪmbeɪt /
adjective
- biology having an edge or border of a different colour from the rest
limbate flowers
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of limbate1
C19: from Late Latin limbātus bordered, from limbus
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Example Sentences
Setae all simple, limbate, in a single series of mostly six in the middle region of the body.
From Project Gutenberg
Limbate: when a disc is surrounded by a margin of different color.
From Project Gutenberg
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