penicillate

English

Adjective

penicillate (comparative more penicillate, superlative most penicillate)

1. (botany, zoology) Having tufts of fine hairs, or in the form of a tuft of fine hairs.

   Synonym: tufty

2. (botany) Shaped like a pencil.

Derived terms

• penicillately
• subpenicillate

Related terms

• penicillus

Latin

Adjective

pēnicillāte

1. vocative masculine singular of pēnicillātus