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pulvinate

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Definitions (8)

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adjective Shaped like a cushion.
adjective Botany Having a swelling at the base. Used of a leafstalk.
adjective Architecture Having a convex face or profile: a pulvinated frieze.

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-- Surface elevation of colonies: a, Flat; b, raised; c, convex; d, pulvinate; e, capitate; f, umbilicate; — The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.
Sofaid pass are two or three of the small pulvinate Statices, — Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries

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Latin pulvīnātus, from pulvīnus, cushion.

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from Latin pulvinatus, cushion-shaped, having a swelling or elevation, from pulvinus, a cushion, an elevation: see pillow.

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/ˈpəlvɪneɪt/

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