limbate
[ lim-beyt ]
/ ˈlɪm beɪt /
adjective Botany, Zoology.
bordered, as a flower in which one color is surrounded by an edging of another.
Words nearby limbate
limb,
limb bud,
limb lead,
limb-girdle muscular dystrophy,
limba,
limbate,
limbed,
limber,
limber hole,
limber pine,
limber up
Example sentences from the Web for limbate
Limbate: when a disc is surrounded by a margin of different color.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. SmithSetae all simple, limbate, in a single series of mostly six in the middle region of the body.
British Dictionary definitions for limbate
limbate
/ (ˈlɪmbeɪt) /
adjective
biology
having an edge or border of a different colour from the rest
limbate flowers
Word Origin for limbate
C19: from Late Latin
limbātus bordered, from
limbus