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单词 limbate
释义

limbate

[ lim-beyt ]
/ ˈlɪm beɪt /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

bordered, as a flower in which one color is surrounded by an edging of another.

Origin of limbate

First recorded in 1820–30, limbate is from the Late Latin word limbātus bordered, edged. See limb2, -ate1

Words nearby limbate

liman, Limassol, Limavady, limb, limba, limbate, limb bud, limbed, limber, limber hole, limberneck
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Example sentences from the Web for limbate

  • Limbate: when a disc is surrounded by a margin of different color.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
  • Setae all simple, limbate, in a single series of mostly six in the middle region of the body.

    Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11. No. 1.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for limbate

limbate
/ (ˈlɪmbeɪt) /

adjective

biology having an edge or border of a different colour from the restlimbate flowers

Word Origin for limbate

C19: from Late Latin limbātus bordered, from limbus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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