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sinuate

[adj. sin-yoo-it, -eyt, v. sin-yoo-eyt]

sin·u·ate

[adj. sin-yoo-it, -eyt, v. sin-yoo-eyt] adjective, verb, sin·u·at·ed, sin·u·at·ing.
adjective Also, sin·u·at·ed.
1.
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
2.
Botany. having the margin strongly or distinctly wavy, as a leaf.
verb (used without object)
3.
to curve or wind in and out; creep in a winding path: a snake sinuating along the ground.

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Sinuate is always a great word to know.
So is gametophyte. Does it mean:
form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores
sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations

Origin:
1680–90; < Latin sinuātus past participle of sinuāre to bend, curve. See sinus, -ate1

sin·u·ate·ly, adverb
un·sin·u·ate, adjective
un·sin·u·ate·ly, adverb
un·sin·u·at·ed, adjective
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sinuate or sinuated (ˈsɪnjʊɪt, -ˌeɪt)
 
adj
1.  Also: sinuous (of leaves) having a strongly waved margin
2.  another word for sinuous
 
[C17: from Latin sinuātus curved; see sinus, -ate1]
 
sinuated or sinuated
 
adj
 
[C17: from Latin sinuātus curved; see sinus, -ate1]
 
'sinuately or sinuated
 
adv

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