corticate

C3O1R1T1I1C3A1T1E1

adjective

sheathed in bark or in a cortex

Similar
bikont
Opposite
ecorticate
OriginLatin corticatus →
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Meanings

adjectivecorticate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesheathed in bark or in a cortex

    Antonyms: ecorticate

nouncorticate (plural corticates)

plural corticates

  1. Any of the common ancestors of Plantae and Chromista (or chromalveolates or other grouping of similar organisms).

    Synonyms: bikont

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesheathed in bark or in a cortex

Opposite
ecorticate

nounAny of the common ancestors of Plantae and Chromista (or chromalveolates or other grouping of similar organisms).

Similar
bikont

Origin

  1. Latincorticatus
  2. Englishcorticate

From Latin corticatus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

crocitate
Cite this entry
APA

corticate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticate

MLA

“corticate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corticate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticate.

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