cu·cul·late | \ ˈkyü-kə-ˌlāt 
, kyü-ˈkə-lət \
, kyü-ˈkə-lət \Definition of cucullate
: having the shape of a hood
a cucullate leaf
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The first known use of cucullate was in 1794
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