capreolate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capreolātus, from capreolus (“wild goat, tendril”) + -ātus, from caper (“goat”); see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French capréolé.

Adjective

capreolate (comparative more capreolate, superlative most capreolate)

1. (archaic, botany) Having a tendril or tendrils.

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References

• “capreolate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.