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单词 penicillate
释义

penicillate

[ pen-uh-sil-it, -eyt ]
/ ˌpɛn əˈsɪl ɪt, -eɪt /

adjective

having a penicil or penicils.

Origin of penicillate

1810–20; <Latin pēnicill(us) (see pencil) + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM penicillate

pen·i·cil·late·ly, adverbpen·i·cil·la·tion, noun

Words nearby penicillate

penguin, penholder, -penia, penicil, penicillamine, penicillate, penicillin, penicillinase, penicillin G, penicillin V, penicillium
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Example sentences from the Web for penicillate

  • Penicillate, Penicilliform, tipped with a tuft of fine hairs, like a painter's pencil; as the stigmas of some Grasses.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
  • Penicillate: with a long, flexible brush or pencil of hair: often at the end of a thin stalk.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for penicillate

penicillate
/ (ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪt, -eɪt) /

adjective

biology having or resembling one or more tufts of fine hairsa penicillate caterpillar

Derived forms of penicillate

penicillately, adverbpenicillation, noun

Word Origin for penicillate

C19: from Latin pēnicillus brush, pencil
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