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limbate

[ lim-beyt ]

adjective

Botany, Zoology.
  1. bordered, as a flower in which one color is surrounded by an edging of another.

limbate

/ ˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. biology having an edge or border of a different colour from the rest

    limbate flowers

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of limbate1

First recorded in 1820–30, limbate is from the Late Latin word ٳܲ bordered, edged. See limb 2, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of limbate1

C19: from Late Latin ٳܲ bordered, from limbus
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Example Sentences

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Limbate: when a disc is surrounded by a margin of different color.

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