appendiculated
|ap-pen-di-cu-lat-ed|
/əˌpɛndɪˈkjʊlətɪd/
(appendiculate)
having small attached parts
Etymology
'appendiculated' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'appendicula', where 'appendi-' comes from 'appendere' meaning 'to hang upon' and the diminutive suffix '-cula' meant 'little'.
'appendicula' passed into Medieval and New Latin as 'appendiculatus' (meaning 'provided with a small appendage'), which entered English as the adjective 'appendiculate' and subsequently the participial/adjectival form 'appendiculated'.
Initially, it meant 'having a little hanging appendage' in Latin; over time it broadened to mean 'having small appendages or projections' in modern English usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to furnish or equip with appendages; (rare) to form or bear appendages. (past tense/past participle: 'appendiculated')
In the description, the botanist wrote that the bract had been appendiculated by a series of tiny hairs.
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Adjective 1
having appendages or small appendices; furnished with small projections or processes.
The fossil was appendiculated, displaying several small lateral projections along its margin.
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