rostrate
English
Etymology
From Latin rostratus, from rostrum (“beak”).
Adjective
rostrate (comparative more rostrate, superlative most rostrate)
- Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate.
- Furnished or adorned with beaks.
- 'a rostrate pillar
Synonyms
- See beaky
Derived terms
References
- “rostrate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Adjective
rōstrāte
- vocative masculine singular of rōstrātus