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jugate

[ joo-geyt, -git ]
/ ˈdʒu geɪt, -gɪt /
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adjective
Botany. having the leaflets in pairs, as a pinnate leaf.
Entomology. having a jugum.
(of two or more portraits on a coin, medal, or escutcheon) overlapping.
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Origin of jugate

1885–90; <Latin jug(um) yoke1 + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM jugate

mul·ti·ju·gate, adjective

Words nearby jugate

jue, jug, jugal, jugal bone, jugal furrow, jugate, jug band, Jugendstil, jugful, jugged hare, Juggernaut
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Words related to jugate

imbricated, lapstrake, obvolute

British Dictionary definitions for jugate

jugate
/ (ˈdʒuːɡeɪt, -ɡɪt) /
adjective
(esp of compound leaves) having parts arranged in pairs

Word Origin for jugate

C19: from New Latin jugātus (unattested), from Latin jugum a yoke
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