| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| cucullate |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cu·cul·late |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ky  k -l t , ky-k lt |
| ADJECTIVE: | Botany Having the shape of a cowl or hood; hooded: cucullate sepals. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin cuculltus, from Latin cucullus, hood. | | OTHER FORMS: | cucul·lately —ADVERB
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