personate

(pʉr′sə nāt′; for adj., -nit, -nāt′)

Origin: < L personatus, masked < persona: see person

adjective

Bot. having two lips and a projection in its throat: said of a tubular corolla, as in the snapdragon

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transitive verb per·son·at·ed, per·son·at·ing, per·son·ates

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin persōnāre, persōnāt-, to bear the character of, represent

Origin: , from Latin persōna, person; see person

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adjective
Botany

Having two lips, with the throat closed by a prominent palate. Used of a corolla, such as that of the snapdragon.

Origin:

Origin: Latin persōnātus, masked

Origin: , from persōna, mask; see person

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