pectinate

pec·ti·nate

P0141500 (pĕk′tə-nāt′) also pec·ti·nat·ed (-nā′tĭd)adj. Having projections resembling the teeth of a comb; comblike.

pec′ti·na′tion n.

pectinate

(ˈpɛktɪˌneɪt) or

pectinated

adj (Biology) shaped like a comb: pectinate antennae. [C18: from Latin pectinātus combed; see pecten] ˌpectiˈnation n

pec•ti•nate

(ˈpɛk təˌneɪt)

also pec′ti•nat`ed,

adj. having closely parallel, toothlike projections; comblike. [1785–95; < Latin pectinātus, past participle of pectināre to comb, derivative of pecten comb (see pecten); see -ate¹]

Thesaurus

Adj.

pectinate - like a combrough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

Translations

pectinado

pectinate

[pek´tĭ-nāt] comb-shaped.

pec·ti·nate

(pek'ti-nāt), 1. Combed; comb-shaped. Synonym(s): pectiniform2. mycology a particular type of branching hyphae in cultures of dermatophytes.

pectinate

(pĕk′tə-nāt′) also

pectinated

(-nā′tĭd)adj. Having projections resembling the teeth of a comb; comblike.

pec′ti·na′tion n.

pec·ti·nate

(pek'ti-nāt) 1. Combed; comb-shaped.
Synonym(s): pectiniform. 2. In fungi, used to describe a particular type of branching hyphae in cultures of dermatophytes.

pectinate

Having teeth like a comb.

pectinate

(of plant structures) with comblike lobes.

pectinate

Related to pectinate: Pectinate muscles, pectinate ligament

Words related to pectinate

adj like a comb

Related Words

rough

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