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cristate

[ kris-teyt ]

adjective

  1. having a crest; crested.
  2. forming a crest.


cristate

/ ˈ°ì°ùɪ²õ³Ù±ðɪ³Ù /

adjective

  1. having a crest
  2. forming a crest
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cristate1

1655–65; < Latin ³¦°ù¾±²õ³ÙÄå³Ù³Ü²õ, equivalent to crist ( a ) crista + -Äå³Ù³Ü²õ -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cristate1

C17: from Latin ³¦°ù¾±²õ³ÙÄå³Ù³Ü²õ, from crista crest
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Archegonium with a slender persistent style, solitary on a usually very short branch; the perianth free from the involucral leaves, oval or oblong, terete or angular, variously carinate, cristate, or ciliate.

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Crested, or Cristate, bearing any elevated appendage like a crest.

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P. thin, tough, regular, excentric, or subdimidiate, with longitudinal cristate veins, bay then pale; g. very distant, edge deeply and irreg. crenate; s. short, greyish-lilac; sp. 5-6 � 4-4.5.

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Cristate: with a prominent carina or crest on the upper surface::= crested.

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Associated words: crematory, crematorium. crest, n. tuft; helmet; top, ridge, crown, summit; armorial bearings, device, cognizance. crested, a. cristate. crestfallen, a. dejected, discouraged, disheartened, downcast. crevice, n. cleft, fissure, rent, cranny, crack, chink. crew, n. assemblage, throng, gang, mob, band, crowd. crib, n. manger, rack; bin, bunker, box. crib, v.

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