Tuberculate

//tjuˈbɜːkjəlɪt// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having tubercles.
  2. 2
    Having tuberculosis.
Adjective
  1. 1
    covered with tubercles wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
tuberculartuberculous

Etymology

From Latin tūberculātus. By surface analysis, tubercul(um) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French tuberculé.

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