fimbrillate

[ fim-bril-it, -eyt ]
/ fɪmˈbrɪl ɪt, -eɪt /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

bordered by or having a small or fine fringe.

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Origin of fimbrillate

< New Latin fimbrill(a) little fringe (see fimbria) + -ate1

Words nearby fimbrillate

fimble, fimbria, fimbria hippocampi, fimbriate, fimbriation, fimbrillate, fimbriocele, fimicolous, fin, fin de siècle, fin keel
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