cristate
Americanadjective
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having a crest; crested.
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forming a crest.
adjective
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having a crest
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forming a crest
Etymology
Origin of cristate
1655–65; < Latin cristātus, equivalent to crist ( a ) crista + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Archegonium with a slender persistent style, solitary on a usually very short branch; the perianth free from the involucral leaves, oval or oblong, terete or angular, variously carinate, cristate, or ciliate.
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Crested, or Cristate, bearing any elevated appendage like a crest.
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P. thin, tough, regular, excentric, or subdimidiate, with longitudinal cristate veins, bay then pale; g. very distant, edge deeply and irreg. crenate; s. short, greyish-lilac; sp. 5-6 � 4-4.5.
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Cristate: with a prominent carina or crest on the upper surface::= crested.
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Associated words: crematory, crematorium. crest, n. tuft; helmet; top, ridge, crown, summit; armorial bearings, device, cognizance. crested, a. cristate. crestfallen, a. dejected, discouraged, disheartened, downcast. crevice, n. cleft, fissure, rent, cranny, crack, chink. crew, n. assemblage, throng, gang, mob, band, crowd. crib, n. manger, rack; bin, bunker, box. crib, v.
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