† phacellateadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: phacella n., -ate suffix2.
Etymology: < phacella n. + -ate suffix2. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (făse·lĕt) /fəˈsɛlət/.
Zoology.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1890 4432/1 Phacellate, provided with phacellæ, as a polyp.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).