diverticulate
adjective
di·ver·tic·u·late
\-lə̇t, usually -ə̇t+V\
variants: less commonly
diverticulated
\-ˌlātə̇d, -ātə̇d\Definition of diverticulate
: having a diverticulum
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Origin and Etymology of diverticulate
New Latin diverticulum + English -ate, -ated
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