baccate

[ bak-eyt ]

/ ˈbæk eɪt /

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adjective Botany.

berrylike.

bearing berries.

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Origin of baccate

1820–30; <Latin bāca, bacca berry + -ate¹

Words nearby baccate

bacca, Baccalauréat, baccalaureate, baccalaureate sermon, baccarat, baccate, Bacchae, bacchanal, Bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bacchant

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How to use baccate in a sentence

Baccate -us: berry-like: applied to bladder-like ovaries from the surface of which the short ovarian tubes arise.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
Woods entirely of A. densa, with a small baccate-like deciduous leaved tree.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Schlechtendal describes the ordinarily baccate fruit of a vine as becoming dry, and even dehiscing by valves like a capsule.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
Baccate, berried, berry-like, of a pulpy nature like a berry (bacca).
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for baccate

baccate

/ (ˈbækeɪt) /

adjective botany

like a berry in form, texture, etc

bearing berries

Word Origin for baccate

C19: from Latin bāca berry

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Medical definitions for baccate

baccate

[ băk′āt′ ]

adj.

Resembling a berry in texture or form; berrylike.