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fimbriate
[ adjective fim-bree-it, -eyt; verb fim-bree-eyt ]
/ adjective ˈfɪm bri ɪt, -ˌeɪt; verb ˈfɪm briˌeɪt /
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adjective
Also fim·bri·at·ed. Botany, Zoology. having a border of hairs or filiform processes.
verb (used with object), fim·bri·at·ed, fim·bri·at·ing.
Heraldry. to line (an ordinary) with a thin border of a different tincture.
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OTHER WORDS FROM fimbriate
non·fim·bri·ate, adjectivenon·fim·bri·at·ed, adjectiveun·fim·bri·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby fimbriate
filum, filum durae matris spinalis, fimble, fimbria, fimbria hippocampi, fimbriate, fimbriation, fimbrillate, fimbriocele, fimicolous, fin
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British Dictionary definitions for fimbriate
fimbriate
fimbriated or fimbrillate (ˈfɪmbrɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt)
/ (ˈfɪmbrɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /
adjective
having a fringed margin, as some petals, antennae, etc
Derived forms of fimbriate
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Medical definitions for fimbriate
fimbriate
[ fĭm′brē-ĭt, -āt′ ]
adj.
Having fimbriae.
Other words from fimbriate
fim′bri•a′tion n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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