Meaning of BARBELLATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'bârbu`leyt
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[adj] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits" |
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BARBELLATE is a 10 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | armed, barbed, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bar"bel*late\, a. [See 1st {Barb}.] (Bot.)
Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point. --Gray.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Covered, usually laterally, with fine, short points or barbs. |
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