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testiculate

American  
[te-stik-yuh-lit] / tɛˈstɪk yə lɪt /

adjective

Botany.

  1. shaped like a testis.

  2. having tubers shaped like testes, as certain orchids.

testiculate British  
/ tɛˈstɪkjʊlɪt /

adjective

  1. botany shaped like testicles

    the testiculate tubers of certain orchids
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Etymology

Origin of testiculate

From the Late Latin word testiculātus, dating back to 1715–25. See testicle, -ate 1

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