lituate

lituate
\\ˈlichəwə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Latin lituus crooked staff carried by augurs + English -ate — more at lith
botany : forked with the points turned slightly outward

lituate fungi

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lituate, a. Bot.
(ˈlɪtjʊeɪt)
[f. L. litu-us clarion + -ate2 2.]
Forked with the points turned a little outwards.
in Treas. Bot. in Syd. Soc. Lex.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Lituate — Lit u*ate (l[i^]t u*[asl]t; 135), a. [See {Lituus}.] (Bot.) Forked, with the points slightly curved outward. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lituate — adj. [L. lituus, augur s staff] Being forked with prongs outwardly curving …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • lituate — lit·u·ate …   English syllables

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