stylate

stylate
\\ˈstīˌlāt\ adjective
Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin stylatus, from New Latin styl- (II) + Latin -atus -ate
1. : having a persistent style

stylate ovaries

2.
a. : bearing a style or stylet

stylate insects

b. : having the form of a stylet

a stylate ovipositor

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/stuy"layt, -lit/, adj. Biol.
having a style.
[1865-70; < NL stylatus; see STYLE, -ATE1]

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styˈlate adjective
Having a style or a persistent style
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Main Entry:style

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stylate, a.
(ˈstaɪlət)
[ad. mod.L. stylātus, f. styl-us: see style n. and -ate.]
a. Bot. ‘Having a persistent style’ (Treas. Bot. 1866). b. Zool. Having a style or stylet. Also, having the form of a pen or pin, styliform, styloid.
(In recent Dicts.)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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