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baccate
[ bak-eyt ]
/ ˈbæk eɪt /
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adjective Botany.
bearing berries.
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Origin of baccate
1820–30; <Latin bāca, bacca berry + -ate1
Words nearby baccate
bacca, Baccalauréat, baccalaureate, baccalaureate sermon, baccarat, baccate, Bacchae, bacchanal, Bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bacchant
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How to use baccate in a sentence
Baccate -us: berry-like: applied to bladder-like ovaries from the surface of which the short ovarian tubes arise.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. SmithWoods entirely of A. densa, with a small baccate-like deciduous leaved tree.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William GriffithSchlechtendal describes the ordinarily baccate fruit of a vine as becoming dry, and even dehiscing by valves like a capsule.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. MastersBaccate, berried, berry-like, of a pulpy nature like a berry (bacca).
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for baccate
baccate
/ (ˈbækeɪt) /
adjective botany
like a berry in form, texture, etc
bearing berries
Word Origin for baccate
C19: from Latin bāca berry
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