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limbate, a. Biol.|ˈlɪmbeɪt| [ad. late L. limbāt-us, f. limbus limb n.2, limbus.] Of a part or organ: Having a limb or border; bordered; Bot. said esp. of a flower having an edging of a different colour from the rest.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. 291 Limbate, when the disk is surrounded by a margin of a different colour. 1836Loudon Encycl. Plants Gloss., Limbate, having a colored or dilated surface. 1866Treas. Bot., Limbate, having one colour, surrounded by an edging of another. 1880Gray Struct. Bot. 418/2 Limbate, bordered. |