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cucullate

American  
[kyoo-kuh-leyt, kyoo-kuhl-eyt] / ˈkyu kəˌleɪt, kyuˈkʌl eɪt /
Also cucullated

adjective

  1. resembling a cowl or hood.

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

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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