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comate

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkəʊmeɪt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

comose (having a coma, or bushy, hairy appearance).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Companion, fellow, mate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • comate (or comose) seeds
  • a comal tuft

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comose, comal

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • comate royal palms
  • pineapples are comate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comose

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

First attested in 1600; borrowed from Latin cōmātus, from cōma (“hair”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

First attested in 1576; from co- + mate.