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Webster 1913 Edition


Fimbriate

Fim-bri-ate

,
Adj.
[L.
fimbriatus
fibrous, fringed, fr.
fimbria
fiber, fringe. See
Fringe
.]
Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed;
as, the
fimbriate
petals of the pink; the
fimbriate
end of the Fallopian tube.

Fim′bri-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fimbriated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Fimbriating
.]
To hem; to fringe.
Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fimbriate

FIM'BRIATE

,
Adj.
[L. fimbria, a border or fringe.]
In botany, fringed; having the edge surrounded by hairs or bristles.

FIM'BRIATE

,
Verb.
T.
To hem; to fringe.

Definition 2024


fimbriate

fimbriate

English

Adjective

fimbriate (not comparable)

  1. (botany, biology) Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions.
    the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube

Verb

fimbriate (third-person singular simple present fimbriates, present participle fimbriating, simple past and past participle fimbriated)

  1. To hem; to fringe.
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See also


Latin

Adjective

fimbriāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of fimbriātus