carunculate
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of carunculate
From the New Latin word carunculātus, dating back to 1825–35. See caruncle, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Seeds carunculate.—Stellate-downy, or scurfy, or hairy and glandular plants, mostly strong-scented; the fertile flowers usually at the base of the sterile spike or cluster.
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On the testa, at various points, there are produced at times other cellular bodies, to which the name of strophioles, or caruncles, has been given, the seeds being strophiolate or carunculate.
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Seeds subglobose, roughened or reticulated, not carunculate.—Erect herbs or undershrubs, with purplish juice, and alternate usually stipulate leaves.
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