Definition of peronate
:having a mealy or woolly covering resembling a boot or stocking
—used of the stipe of a mushroom
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peronate
adjective
pero·nate
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pəˈrōnə̇t
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ˈperəˌnāt
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Origin and Etymology of peronate
Latin peronatus having boots of untanned leather, from peron-, pero hide boot (probably from pera leather sack, pouch, from Greek pēra) + -atus -ate
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