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limbate definition

lim·bate (lim′bāt′)

adjective

having a distinct border or edging, as of a color different from the main part of a plant

Etymology: LL limbatus < L limbus: see limbo

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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