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testiculate

[ te-stik-yuh-lit ]

adjective

Botany.
  1. shaped like a testis.
  2. having tubers shaped like testes, as certain orchids.


testiculate

/ ɛˈɪʊɪ /

adjective

  1. botany shaped like testicles

    the testiculate tubers of certain orchids

“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 testiculate1

From the Late Latin word ٱپܱٳܲ, dating back to 1715–25. See testicle, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of testiculate1

C18: from Late Latin ٱپܱٳܲ; see testicle

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