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单词 barbellate
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barbellate

[ bahr-buh-leyt, bahr-bel-it, -eyt ]
/ ˈbɑr bəˌleɪt, bɑrˈbɛl ɪt, -eɪt /
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adjective Botany, Zoology.

having short, stiff hairs.

Origin of barbellate

1840–50; <New Latin barbell(a), diminutive of Latin barbula little beard (see barbule, -elle) + -ate1

Words nearby barbellate

barbed tributary, barbed wire, barbed-wire grass, barbel, barbell, barbellate, barbeque, barber, Barbera, barber chair, barber college
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Example sentences from the Web for barbellate

  • Pappus of 15–40 capillary bristles, manifestly plumose or only barbellate.

    The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for barbellate

barbellate
/ (ˈbɑːbɪˌleɪt, bɑːˈbɛlɪt, -eɪt) /

adjective

(of plants or plant organs) covered with barbs, hooks, or bristles
(of animals) possessing bristles or barbels

Word Origin for barbellate

C19: from New Latin barbellātus, from barbella short stiff hair, from Latin barbula a little beard, from barba beard
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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