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unguiculate

Meaning of "unguiculate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UNGUICULATE

From New Latin unguiculātus, from Latin unguiculus, diminutive of unguis nail, claw.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF UNGUICULATE

ʌŋˈɡwɪkjʊlɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNGUICULATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unguiculate can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNGUICULATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unguiculate in the English dictionary

The first definition of unguiculate in the dictionary is having claws or nails. Other definition of unguiculate is having a clawlike base. Unguiculate is also an unguiculate mammal.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNGUICULATE

aciculate · apiculate · articulate · auriculate · biauriculate · canaliculate · corbiculate · denticulate · funiculate · geniculate · immaculate · inarticulate · multarticulate · particulate · pediculate · reticulate · scrobiculate · straticulate · testiculate · turriculate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNGUICULATE

unguardedly · unguardedness · unguent · unguentaria · unguentarium · unguentary · unguerdoned · ungues · unguessable · unguessed · unguided · unguiform · unguilty · unguinous · unguis · ungula · ungulae · ungular · ungulate · unguled

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNGUICULATE

accumulate · calculate · chocolate · circulate · congratulate · consulate · cumulate · ejaculate · emulate · formulate · insulate · manipulate · modulate · populate · postulate · reformulate · regulate · simulate · speculate · stimulate · stipulate

Synonyms and antonyms of unguiculate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unguiculate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNGUICULATE

Find out the translation of unguiculate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of unguiculate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unguiculate» in English.
zh

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具爪
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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unguiculate
570 millions of speakers
en

English

unguiculate
510 millions of speakers
hi

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unguiculate
380 millions of speakers
ar

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unguiculate
280 millions of speakers
ru

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unguiculate
278 millions of speakers
pt

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unguiculate
270 millions of speakers
bn

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unguiculate
260 millions of speakers
fr

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onguiculés
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Unguiculate
190 millions of speakers
de

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unguiculate
180 millions of speakers
ja

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unguiculate
130 millions of speakers
ko

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unguiculate
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Unguiculate
85 millions of speakers
vi

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unguiculate
80 millions of speakers
ta

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நகம் போன்ற
75 millions of speakers
mr

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नमाज
75 millions of speakers
tr

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tırnaklı
70 millions of speakers
it

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unguiculate
65 millions of speakers
pl

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unguiculate
50 millions of speakers
uk

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unguiculate
40 millions of speakers
ro

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unguiculate
30 millions of speakers
el

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unguiculate
15 millions of speakers
af

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unguiculate
14 millions of speakers
sv

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unguiculate
10 millions of speakers
no

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unguiculate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unguiculate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNGUICULATE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unguiculate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNGUICULATE»

Discover the use of unguiculate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unguiculate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Flora Europaea
Evol. 163: 227-280 (1989). 1 Fruit pendent ; plant smelling strongly of curry on drying 1. pendulum 1 Fruit erect ; plant not smelling strongly of curry on drying 2 Central lobe of inner petals unguiculate ; inner filaments linear to narrowly elliptical; ...
T. G. Tutin, 1993
2
A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants: Comprising ...
1),), alternating with the lobes of the calyx, and inserted in the hypogynous disk, unguiculate (f. 107. b. f. 109. b.), sometimes unequal, but very seldom wanting. Stamens 10 (f. 107. c. f. 108. e.), alternating with the petals, and inserted with them, ...
George Don, 1831
3
Vol. I. - Thalamiflorae
b. f. 109. b,), alternating with the lobes of the calyx, and inserted in the hypogynous disk, unguiculate (f. 107. b. f. 109. b.), sometimes unequal, but very seldom wanting. Stamens 10 (f. 107. c. f. 108. e.), alternating with the petals, and inserted ...
‎1831
4
A General History of the Dichleamydeous Plants ... Arranged ...
clothed with clammy pubescence; leaves crowded, lanceolatecuueated, acutely and coarsely toothed, quite entire at the base; scape much branched, difl'use; petals ovate, acute, unguiculate : 3 outer ones the largest. 'Lt. H. Native of the ...
George Don, 1834
5
A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a ...
6,), alternating with the lobes of the calyx, and inserted in the hypogynous disk, unguiculate (f. 107. b. f. 109. b.), sometimes unequal, but very seldom wanting. Stamens 10 (f. 107. c. f. 108. e.), alternating with the petals, and inserted with them, ...
George Don, 1831
6
An introduction to the study of botany: including a treatise ...
including a treatise on vegetable physiology, and descriptions of the most common plants in the middle and northern states John Lee Comstock. 210. TIARELLA. Calyx 5-parted, persistent; pet. 5, inserted into the wjlyx, unguiculate ; caps.
John Lee Comstock, 1837
7
Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis: containing ...
tween the true teeth, linear or oblong, unguiculate. Stamens twice as many as the petals, protruded, inserted into the base of the ealyx. Ovarium sessile, 2-celled. Style filiform, protruded. Stigma bifid. Capsule 2- celled, 2-valved, included ...
Robert Wight, George Arnott Walker Arnott, 1834
8
Keys to The Insects of The European Part of The USSR
3rd segment of ant. entirely yellow, with unguiculate apical process. 8 ( 9). Stl., except for lateral spots, yellow. Msn. black, with grayish coating, almost matt. Terg . of abd. black, on back side with broad and toward sides slightly broadened ...
G. Ya BejBienko, 1989
9
A Compendium of the Flora of the Northern and Middle States
CHRYSOSPLEN1UM. Cal. superior, 4 — 5-cleft coloured. Cor. 0. Caps. 2- beaked, many- seeded. 299. TIARELLA. Cal. 5-parted, persistent. Pet. 6, inserted into the calyx, unguiculate. Caps. 1- celled, 2-valved ; valves unequal. 300. M1TELLA.
John Torrey, 1826
10
Flora Capensis
... petals and lip white; dorsal sepal narrowly ovate, subacute, lin. long; lateral sepals spreading, ovate-oblong, obtuse, subconduplicately folded and obtuse, 2 %—3 lin. long; petals broadly unguiculate, with broadly and obliquely ovate obtuse ...
William T. Thiselton-Dyer, 2014

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNGUICULATE»

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1
Local participants in National Spelling Bee
Hussain Godhrawala of Barnwell, S.C., spells the word "unguiculate" during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, ... «WAVY-TV, May 14»
2
Spanish Spelling Bee Ends in a Stalemate After 53 Rounds
... N.M., spelled words like unguiculado (meaning “unguiculate”), cabizcaído (“downhearted”), and vehementemente (“vehemently”) before tying for first place. «TIME, Jul 12»
3
After 53 rounds, Spanish spelling bee is estancamiento (that's a …
They polished off words like unguiculado (meaning "unguiculate"), cabizcaído ("downhearted") and vehementemente ("vehemently"). More on this story from ... «msnbc.com, Jul 12»
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