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)
Derived terms
- biguttate
- guttate psoriasis
- uniguttate
Translations
shaped like a drop
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spotted
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Verb
guttate (third-person singular simple present guttates, present participle guttating, simple past and past participle guttated)
- (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
- vocative masculine singular of guttātus