fimbriate

adjective /ˈfɪm.bɹiət/

1. 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

Where it comes from

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).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry fimbriate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← fillipfingent →

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