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pulvinate
pul·vi·nate P0657200 (pŭl′və-nāt′) also pul·vi·nat·ed (-nā′tĭd)adj.1. Shaped like a cushion.2. Botany Having a swelling at the base. Used of a leafstalk.3. pulvinated Architecture Having a convex face or profile: a pulvinated frieze. [Latin pulvīnātus, from pulvīnus, cushion.]pulvinate (ˈpʌlvɪˌneɪt) or pulvinatedadj1. (Architecture) architect (of a frieze) curved convexly; having a swelling2. (Botany) botany a. shaped like a cushionb. (of a leafstalk) having a pulvinus[C19: from Latin pulvīnātus cushion-shaped]pul•vi•nate (ˈpʌl vəˌneɪt) also pul′vi•nat`ed, adj. 1. cushion-shaped. 2. having a pulvinus. [1815–25; < Latin pulvīnātus cushioned =pulvīn(us) cushion + -ātus -ate1] pul′vi•nate`ly, adv.
pulvinate
pul·vi·nate (pŭl'vi-nāt), Raised or convex, denoting a form of surface elevation of a bacterial culture. [L. pulvinus, cushion] pulvinate (pŭl′və-nāt′) also pulvinated (-nā′tĭd)adj.1. Shaped like a cushion.2. Botany Having a swelling at the base. Used of a leafstalk.3. pulvinated Architecture Having a convex face or profile: a pulvinated frieze.pulvinate (pŭl′vĭ-nāt) [L. pulvinus, cushion] Convex; shaped like a cushion. |