cucullate
[ kyoo-kuh-leyt, kyoo-kuhl-eyt ]
/ ˈkyu kəˌleɪt, kyuˈkʌl eɪt /
adjective
resembling a cowl or hood.
Also
cu·cul·lat·ed
[kyoo-kuh-ley-tid, kyoo-kuhl-ey-] /ˈkyu kəˌleɪ tɪd, kyuˈkʌl eɪ-/.
Origin of cucullate
1785–95; < Late Latin
cucullātus having a hood, equivalent to Latin
cucull(us) a covering, hood +
-ātus
-ate1
Words nearby cucullate
British Dictionary definitions for cucullate
cucullate
/ (ˈkjuːkəˌleɪt, -lɪt) /
adjective
shaped like a hood or having a hoodlike part
cucullate sepals
Derived forms of cucullate
cucullately, adverbWord Origin for cucullate
C18: from Late Latin
cucullātus, from Latin
cucullus hood, cap