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capreolate

American  
[kap-ree-uh-leyt, kuh-pree-] / ˈkæp ri əˌleɪt, kəˈpri- /

adjective

  1. Biology. having or resembling tendrils.

capreolate British  
/ ˈkæprɪəˌleɪt, kəˈpriː- /

adjective

  1. biology possessing or resembling tendrils

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Etymology

Origin of capreolate

1730–40; < Latin capreol ( us ) roe deer, vine-tendril (apparently from the tendrillike shape of the deer's horn; capriole ) + -ate 1

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