galeate

G2A1L1E1A1T1E1

adjective

Of or relating to a galea.

OriginLatin galeātus →
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Meanings

adjectivegaleate (not comparable)

alternative galeated

  1. not comparableOf or relating to a galea.
  2. not comparablebiologyHelmet-shaped.

    […]it has been transformed, except in a few taxa where lobules are always explanate, into a galeate water-sac, which is formed wholly from the lobule, with the external surface from the adaxial leaf surface.

    1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 4

Origin

  1. Latingaleātus“helmeted”
  2. Englishgaleate

Borrowed from Latin galeātus (“helmeted”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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