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/lim"bayt/, adj. Bot., Zool.bordered, as a flower in which one color is surrounded by an edging of another.[1820-30; < LL limbatus bordered, edged. See LIMB2, -ATE1]
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Limbate — Lim bate (l[i^]m b[asl]t), a. [L. limbatus, fr. limbus border, edge. See {Limbus}.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Bordered, as when one color is surrounded by an edging of another. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limbate — (adj.) edged, bordered, 1826, from L.L. limbatus, from L. limbus (see LIMB (Cf. limb) (n.2)) … Etymology dictionary
limbate — [lim′bāt΄] adj. [LL limbatus < L limbus: see LIMBO1] having a distinct border or edging, as of a color different from the main part of a plant … English World dictionary
limbate — ˈlimˌbāt adjective Etymology: Late Latin limbatus bordered, from Latin limbus border + atus ate : having a part of one color surrounded by an edging of another color a limbate leaf … Useful english dictionary
limbate — adj. [L. limbus, an edge] 1. Having a margin or limb of another color. 2. (ANNELIDA) Term used to describe seta with a flattened margin to the blade … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
limbate — adjective /ˈlɪm.beɪt/ Having a distinct edge, especially one of a different colour; bordered. Syn: bordered, edged … Wiktionary
limbate — adj. having a border of a different color (Botany, Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
limbate — lim·bate … English syllables
limbate — /ˈlɪmbeɪt/ (say limbayt) adjective bordered, as a flower in which one colour is surrounded by an edging of another. {Late Latin limbātus, from Latin limbus limb2} …
limbate — a. having border, especially (Botany) of different colour from the rest. ♦ limbation, n … Dictionary of difficult words
