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penicillate

American  
[pen-uh-sil-it, -eyt] / ˌpɛn əˈsɪl ɪt, -eɪt /

adjective

  1. having a penicil or penicils.

penicillate British  
/ -eɪt, ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪt /

adjective

  1. biology having or resembling one or more tufts of fine hairs

    a penicillate caterpillar
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Other Word Forms

  • penicillately adverb
  • penicillation noun

Etymology

Origin of penicillate

1810–20; < Latin pēnicill ( us ) ( pencil ) + -ate 1

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