- cushionlike
- Bot. having a pulvinus
Origin of pulvinate
Classical Latin pulvinatus from pulvinus, cushionpulvinate
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pulvinate
also pul·vi·nat·ed
adjective
- Shaped like a cushion.
- Botany Having a swelling at the base. Used of a leafstalk.
- pulvinated Architecture Having a convex face or profile: a pulvinated frieze.
Origin of pulvinate
Latin pulvīnātus from pulvīnus cushionTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(comparative more pulvinate, superlative most pulvinate)
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pulvinate - Medical Definition
also pulvinated (-nā′tĭd)
adj.
- Shaped like a cushion.
- Botany Having a swelling at the base. Used of a leafstalk.
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