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

Example Sentences

Associated words: lattice, trellis, tendril, arbor, pergola, bower, bine, cordon, amplectant, capreolate, cirrose, pourridie, cirrus. vinegar, n.

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