baccate

[bak-eyt]

adjective Botany.

berrylike.

bearing berries.

Origin of baccate

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

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Historical Examples of baccate

Baccate, berried, berry-like, of a pulpy nature like a berry (bacca).
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
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

British Dictionary definitions for baccate

baccate

adjective botany

like a berry in form, texture, etc

bearing berries

Word Origin for baccate

C19: from Latin bāca berry

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Medicine definitions for baccate

baccate

[băk′āt′]

adj.

Resembling a berry in texture or form; berrylike.