barbate

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adjective

bearded; having long thin hairs

“barbate leaves”

Similar
beardedbewhiskeredwhiskeredwhiskeryunshavenunshaved
OriginLatin barbātus →
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Meanings

adjectivebarbate (comparative more barbate, superlative most barbate)

comparative more barbate · superlative most barbate

  1. biologybearded; having long thin hairs

    barbate leaves

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving hair on the cheeks and chin

Similar
beardedbewhiskeredwhiskeredwhiskeryunshavenunshaved
Also see
beardedbewhiskeredunshavedunshavenwhiskeredwhiskery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbarbātus
  2. Englishbarbate

PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ Borrowed from Latin barbātus, from barba (“beard”) + -ātus (“-ate”). By surface analysis, barb + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

barbate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbate

MLA

“barbate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barbate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbate.

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