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View synonyms for cucullate

cucullate

[ kyoo-kuh-leyt, kyoo-kuhl-eyt ]

adjective

  1. resembling a cowl or hood.


cucullate

/ ˈkjuːkəˌleɪt; -lɪt /

adjective

  1. shaped like a hood or having a hoodlike part

    cucullate sepals

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Derived Forms

  • ˈcuculˌlately, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cucullate1

First recorded in 1785–95; from Late Latin cucullātus “having a hood,” equivalent to Latin cucull(us) “a covering, hood” + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cucullate1

C18: from Late Latin cucullātus, from Latin cucullus hood, cap

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