Baccate

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits. not-comparable

    "1848, Samuel Frederick Gray, Gray's Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia […] pericarp drupaceous, or baccate, 1—4 nuts (pyrena), which are sometimes enclosed in an utricular membrane […]"

  2. 2
    Looking like a berry. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Producing berries. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    producing or bearing berries wordnet
  2. 2
    resembling a berry wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bacciferousbacciferousberriedberrylikedoughyflabby

Example

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"1848, Samuel Frederick Gray, Gray's Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia […] pericarp drupaceous, or baccate, 1—4 nuts (pyrena), which are sometimes enclosed in an utricular membrane […]"

Etymology

From Latin baccātus (“set or adorned with berries or pearls”), from bacca (“berry; pearl”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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