penicillate
[ pen-uh-sil-it, -eyt ]
/ ˌpɛn əˈsɪl ɪt, -eɪt /
adjective
having a penicil or penicils.
OTHER WORDS FROM penicillate
pen·i·cil·late·ly, adverb pen·i·cil·la·tion, nounWords nearby penicillate
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penhsi,
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penicillin v,
penicillinase,
penicillium
Example sentences from the Web for penicillate
Penicillate, Penicilliform, tipped with a tuft of fine hairs, like a painter's pencil; as the stigmas of some Grasses.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayPenicillate: with a long, flexible brush or pencil of hair: often at the end of a thin stalk.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for penicillate
penicillate
/ (ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪt, -eɪt) /
adjective
biology
having or resembling one or more tufts of fine hairs
a penicillate caterpillar
Derived forms of penicillate
penicillately, adverb penicillation, nounWord Origin for penicillate
C19: from Latin
pēnicillus brush,
pencil