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capreolate definition

cap·reo·late (kap′rē ə lāt′, kə prē′ə lit)

adjective

Bot. having tendrils

Etymology: < L capreolus, tendril, wild goat (see capriole: fig. meaning in L from hornlike appearance of tendrils) + -ate

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