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

shaped like a cushion
(of a leafstalk) having a pulvinus

Word Origin for pulvinate

C19: from Latin pulvīnātus cushion-shaped

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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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 shaped like a cushion (of a leafstalk) having a pulvinus Word Origin for pulvinate C19: from Latin pulvīnātus cushion-shaped 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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