Barbellate Definition

bärbə-lāt, bär-bĕlĭt, -āt
adjective
Finely or minutely barbed.
Barbellate stems.
American Heritage
Covered with short, hooked bristles or hairs.
Webster's New World

(botany) Having a covering of fine barbs, quills, spines or thorns.

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Origin of Barbellate

  • From New Latin barbella diminutive of Latin barba beard bhardh-ā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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