pulvinate
or pul·vi·nat·ed
[ puhl-vuh-neyt or puhl-vuh-ney-tid ]
/ ˈpʌl vəˌneɪt or ˈpʌl vəˌneɪ tɪd /
adjective
Origin of pulvinate
OTHER WORDS FROM pulvinate
pul·vi·nate·ly, adverb un·pul·vi·nate, adjective un·pul·vi·nat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby pulvinate
pulverable,
pulverize,
pulverulent,
pulvillus,
pulvinar,
pulvinate,
pulvinus,
puma,
pumelo,
pumice,
pumice country
Example sentences from the Web for pulvinate
The pileus is somewhat coriaceous, firm, pulvinate, villous.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. HardPulvinate: Surface the segment of a circle, but decidedly convex (Fig. 143, d).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry EyrePatouillard claims that Hypoxylon melanaspis has same spores and structure, and is the pulvinate form of Camillea Leprieurii.
Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes |C. G. Lloyd
British Dictionary definitions for pulvinate
pulvinate
pulvinated
/ (ˈpʌlvɪˌneɪt) /
adjective
architect
(of a frieze) curved convexly; having a swelling
botany
- shaped like a cushion
- (of a leafstalk) having a pulvinus
Word Origin for pulvinate
C19: from Latin
pulvīnātus cushion-shaped