|penə|silə̇t, -ˌlāt adjective
Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin penicillatus, from Latin penicillus brush + -atus -ate
: furnished with a tuft of fine hairs : ending in a tuft of hairs like a camel's-hair brush : penicilliform
a grass with penicillate stigmas
the penicillate ear of the squirrel
• pen·i·cil·late·ly adverb
• pen·i·cil·la·tion ˌpenəsəˈlāshən noun -s