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fimbriate

 
Dictionary: fim·bri·ate   (fĭm'brē-ĭt, -āt') pronunciation
also fim·bri·at·ed ('tĭd)
adj.
Having fimbriae; fringed, as the edge of a petal or the opening of a duct.

[Latin fimbriātus, from fimbriae, fringe.]

fimbriation fim'bri·a'tion n.

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(fĭm'brē-ĭt, -āt') or fim·bri·at·ed ('tĭd)
adj.

Having fimbriae.

fim'bri·a'tion n.
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Fringed; bordered by slender processes.

Gardener's Dictionary: fimbriate
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Fringed, as the edge of a frilly petal or a leaf.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having a fringe of slender processes


 
 
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