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Webster 1913 Edition
Fimbriate
Fim-bri-ate
,Adj.
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.
In botany, fringed; having the edge surrounded by hairs or bristles.
FIM'BRIATE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
fimbriate
fimbriate
English
Adjective
fimbriate (not comparable)
- (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)
- To hem; to fringe.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Fuller to this entry?)