cap|re|o|late

cap|re|o|late
cap|re|o|late «KAP ree uh layt, kuh PREE-», adjective.
1. Botany. having tendrils.
2. Anatomy. like tendrils.
[< Latin capreolī vine tendrils, plural of capreolus roebuck (its horns are tendril-shaped) + English -ate1]

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