cucullate

American  

[kyoo-kuh-layt, kyoo-kuhl-ayt] / ˈkju kəˌleɪt, kjuˈkʌl eɪt /

Also cucullated

adjective

1. resembling a cowl or hood.

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cucullate British  

/ ˈkjuːkəˌleɪt, -lɪt /

adjective

1. shaped like a hood or having a hoodlike part

   cucullate sepals

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Other Word Forms

• cucullately
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of cucullate

First recorded in 1785–95; from Late Latin cucullātus “having a hood,” equivalent to Latin cucull(us) “a covering, hood” + -ātus -ate ¹

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Example Sentences

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cucullate

Distortions of leaves are very common, and are sometimes teratological—i.e. due to no known cause—e.g. the pitcher-like or hood-like cucullate leaves of the Lime, Cabbage, Pelargonium, etc., and of fused pairs in Crassula.

From Disease in Plants by H. Marshall Ward

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