PENICILLATE


Meaning of PENICILLATE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ pe-n ə - ' si-l ə t, - ˌ l ā t

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin penicillus brush ― more at PENCIL

Date: 1819

: furnished with a tuft of fine filaments <a penicillate stigma>

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