unguiculate

1 of 2

adjective

un·​guic·​u·​late

-ˌlāt

variants or less commonly unguiculated

-ˌlātə̇d

1

a

: having nails or claws

b

: of or relating to the Unguiculata

2

: tapering below into a claw or a stalklike base

an unguiculate petal

unguiculate

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: a mammal of the division Unguiculata

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

unguiculate from New Latin unguiculatus, from Latin unguiculus fingernail (from Latin unguis + -culus -cle) + -atus -ate; unguiculated from New Latin unguiculatus + English -ed

Noun

New Latin Unguiculata

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