foraminate

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adjective

Having foramina or openings.

OriginLate Latin forāminātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveforaminate (comparative more foraminate, superlative most foraminate)

comparative more foraminate · superlative most foraminate

  1. Having foramina or openings.

Origin

  1. Late Latinforāminātus
  2. Englishforaminate

Borrowed from Late Latin forāminātus, from forāmen + -ātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Anagrams

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APA

foraminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foraminate

MLA

“foraminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foraminate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foraminate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foraminate.

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