capreolate

[ kap-ree-uh-leyt, kuh-pree- ]

adjective

1. Biology. having or resembling tendrils.

capreolate

/ ˈkæprɪəˌleɪt; kəˈpriː- /

adjective

1. biology possessing or resembling tendrils

Word History and Origins

Origin of capreolate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of capreolate¹

C18: from Latin capreolus tendril