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rostellate

[ ros-tl-eyt, -it, ro-stel-it ]
/ ˈrɒs tlˌeɪt, -ɪt, rɒˈstɛl ɪt /
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adjective
having a rostellum.
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Origin of rostellate

1820–30; <Latin rōstell(um) rostellum + -ate1

Words nearby rostellate

Rossini, Ross Island, Rossiya, Ross Sea, Rostand, rostellate, rostellum, Rosten, Rostenkowski, roster, rösti
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How to use rostellate in a sentence

  • Moggridge figures a flower of Ophrys insectifera in which the rostellate process was replaced by an anther.

    Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
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