guttate

G2U1T1T1A1T1E1

adjective

Shaped like or resembling drops.

OriginLatin guttātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveguttate (comparative more guttate, superlative most guttate)

comparative more guttate · superlative most guttate

  1. Shaped like or resembling drops.
  2. Spotted.
verbguttate (third-person singular simple present guttates, present participle guttating, simple past and past participle guttated)

present singular third person guttates · participle present guttating · participle past guttated · past guttated

  1. intransitivebiologyTo exude drops of xylem sap on the edges of leaves.

    Recovery from this extreme wilt began only in the early evening, but by dawn all plants were fully turgid and guttating.

    1999, Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Origin

  1. Latinguttātus
  2. Englishguttate

Partly borrowed from Latin guttātus, partly from gutta + -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Translations

Bulgarian на капки
  • на капки (na kapki)spotted
Finnish pisaranmuotoinen, laikullinen
  • pisaranmuotoinenshaped like a drop
  • laikullinenspotted
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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