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单词 pulvinate
释义

pulvinate

or pul·vi·nat·ed

[ puhl-vuh-neyt or puhl-vuh-ney-tid ]
/ ˈpʌl vəˌneɪt or ˈpʌl vəˌneɪ tɪd /

adjective

having the shape of a cushion; resembling a cushion; cushion-shaped.
having a pulvinus.
Also pulvinar .Architecture. (of a frieze or the like) having a convex surface from top to bottom.

Origin of pulvinate

1815–25; <Latin pulvīnātus cushioned, equivalent to pulvīn(us) cushion + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM pulvinate

pul·vi·nate·ly, adverbun·pul·vi·nate, adjectiveun·pul·vi·nat·ed, adjective

Words nearby pulvinate

pulverable, pulverize, pulverulent, pulvillus, pulvinar, pulvinate, pulvinus, puma, pumelo, pumice, pumice country
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Example sentences from the Web for pulvinate

  • The pileus is somewhat coriaceous, firm, pulvinate, villous.

    The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

  • Pulvinate: Surface the segment of a circle, but decidedly convex (Fig. 143, d).

    The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

  • Patouillard claims that Hypoxylon melanaspis has same spores and structure, and is the pulvinate form of Camillea Leprieurii.

    Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes|C. G. Lloyd

British Dictionary definitions for pulvinate

pulvinate

pulvinated

/ (ˈpʌlvɪˌneɪt) /

adjective

architect (of a frieze) curved convexly; having a swelling
botany
  1. shaped like a cushion
  2. (of a leafstalk) having a pulvinus

Word Origin for pulvinate

C19: from Latin pulvīnātus cushion-shaped
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