guttate

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

guttate (comparative more guttate, superlative most guttate)

  1. Shaped like or resembling drops.
  2. Spotted.

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Translations

Verb

guttate (third-person singular simple present guttates, present participle guttating, simple past and past participle guttated)

  1. (botany, intransitive) To exude drops of xylem sap on the edges of leaves.
    • 1999, Australian Journal of Plant Physiology:
      Recovery from this extreme wilt began only in the early evening, but by dawn all plants were fully turgid and guttating.

Derived terms

Latin

Adjective

guttāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of guttātus