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baccate

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • 1848, Samuel Frederick Gray, Gray's Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia [...] pericarp drupaceous, or baccate, 1—4 nuts (pyrena), which are sometimes enclosed in an utricular membrane [...]

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Looking like a berry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Producing berries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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4

adjective

Meaning 4

resembling a berry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: berrylike

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

producing or bearing berries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: berried, bacciferous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin baccātus (“set or adorned with berries or pearls”), from bacca (“berry; pearl”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).