penicillate


pen·i·cil·late

adj \ˌpe-nə-ˈsi-lət, -ˌlāt\

Definition of PENICILLATE

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

Origin of PENICILLATE

Latin penicillus brush — more at pencil
First Known Use: 1819

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