limbate

American

[lim-beyt] / ˈlɪm beɪt /

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

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

limbate British

/ ˈlɪmbeɪt /

adjective

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

limbate flowers

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Etymology

Origin of limbate

First recorded in 1820–30, limbate is from the Late Latin word limbātus bordered, edged. See limb ², -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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Limbate: when a disc is surrounded by a margin of different color.

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