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comate

co·mate

UK/ˈkəʊmeɪt/ uncommon archaic rare

adjective

1.

bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts

  • “comate royal palms”
  • “pineapples are comate”
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2.

of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair

  • “comate (or comose) seeds”
  • “a comal tuft”
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Origin

First attested in 1600; borrowed from Latin cōmātus, from cōma (“hair”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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