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fimbriate

fimb·riate

UK/ˈfɪm.bɹiət/ US/ˈfɪm.bɹi.ɪt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having a fringe of slender processes

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin fimbriātus (“fibrous, fringed”), participial adjective formed on fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix). See -ate (verb-forming suffix), -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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