Fimbriate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having fimbriae; fringed, as the edge of a petal or the opening of a duct.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions.
  • v. To hem; to fringe.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed
  • v. To hem; to fringe.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In zoology and botany, fringed; bordered with hairs or with filiform processes or laciniations. Also fimbriated.
  • In heraldry, same as fimbriated, 2.
  • To finish or decorate with a border of any kind, as a fringe, a hem, or a narrow stripe of different color from the rest of the surface.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having a fringe of slender processes
    • Equivalent
    rough   
    Cross Reference
    fimbriate antennæ    fimbriated   
    Form
    fimbriated    fimbriating   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fringed    hem    fringe   
     
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