† polygonateadj.¹

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin polygonatus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin polygonatus (1781 or earlier) < Hellenistic Greek πολυγόνατος having many joints < ancient Greek πολυ- poly- comb. form + γονατ- , γόνυ < an ablaut variant of the Indo-European base of knee n. Compare French †polygonate (1869 in Littré).

Zoology. Obsolete. rare.

Having many joints.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [adjective] > having many joints

multarticulate1681

multi-articulate1819

multi-articulated1840

polygonate1864

the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > relating to joint or node > having or not having joints

jointed1597

kneed1597

knee-jointed1776

inarticulated1830

polygonate1864

1864 J. Thomas Comprehensive Med. Dict. 436 Polygonatus, polygonate; applied to certain plants and insects.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

polygonateadj.²

Brit.

/pəˈlɪɡənət/,

/pɒˈlɪɡənət/, U.S.

/pəˈlɪɡənət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polygon n., -ate suffix².

Etymology: < polygon n. + -ate suffix².

Botany. rare.

Polygonal.

ΚΠ

1996 Systematic Bot. 21 501/2 The cells of the seed coat are (0) polygonate, (1) lobed/parted, or (2) irregular in shape.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polygonate
释义	† polygonateadj.¹ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin polygonatus. Etymology: < scientific Latin polygonatus (1781 or earlier) < Hellenistic Greek πολυγόνατος having many joints < ancient Greek πολυ- poly- comb. form + γονατ- , γόνυ < an ablaut variant of the Indo-European base of knee n. Compare French †polygonate (1869 in Littré). Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Having many joints. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [adjective] > having many joints multarticulate1681 multi-articulate1819 multi-articulated1840 polygonate1864 the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > relating to joint or node > having or not having joints jointed1597 kneed1597 knee-jointed1776 inarticulated1830 polygonate1864 1864 J. Thomas Comprehensive Med. Dict. 436 Polygonatus, polygonate; applied to certain plants and insects. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). polygonateadj.² Brit. /pəˈlɪɡənət/, /pɒˈlɪɡənət/, U.S. /pəˈlɪɡənət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polygon n., -ate suffix². Etymology: < polygon n. + -ate suffix². Botany. rare. Polygonal. ΚΠ 1996 Systematic Bot. 21 501/2 The cells of the seed coat are (0) polygonate, (1) lobed/parted, or (2) irregular in shape. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1864adj.²1996
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