baccate
[ bak-eyt ]
/ ˈbæk eɪt /
adjective Botany.
bearing berries.
Origin of baccate
1820–30; < Latin
bāca, bacca berry +
-ate1
Words nearby baccate
bacca,
baccalaureate,
baccalaureate sermon,
baccalauréat,
baccarat,
baccate,
bacchae,
bacchanal,
bacchanalia,
bacchanalian,
bacchant
Example sentences from the Web for baccate
Baccate, berried, berry-like, of a pulpy nature like a berry (bacca).
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayBaccate -us: berry-like: applied to bladder-like ovaries from the surface of which the short ovarian tubes arise.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for baccate
baccate
/ (ˈbækeɪt) /
adjective botany
like a berry in form, texture, etc
bearing berries
Word Origin for baccate
C19: from Latin
bāca berry
Medical definitions for baccate
baccate
[ băk′āt′ ]
adj.
Resembling a berry in texture or form; berrylike.