limbate

[ lim-beyt ]

adjectiveBotany, Zoology.

bordered, as a flower in which one color is surrounded by an edging of another.

Origin of limbate

First recorded in 1820–30, limbate is from the Late Latin word limbātus bordered, edged. See limb², -ate¹

Words Nearby limbate

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How to use limbate in a sentence

Setae all simple, limbate, in a single series of mostly six in the middle region of the body.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11. No. 1. | Various
limbate: when a disc is surrounded by a margin of different color.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for limbate

limbate

/ (ˈlɪmbeɪt) /

adjective

biology having an edge or border of a different colour from the rest: limbate flowers

Origin of limbate

C19: from Late Latin limbātus bordered, from limbus

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