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bac⋅cate

  [bak-eyt]
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–adjective Botany.
1. berrylike.
2. bearing berries.
Origin:
1820–30; < L bāca, bacca berry + -ate 1
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bac·cate   (bāk'āt')   
adj.  

  1. Resembling a berry in texture or form; berrylike.

  2. Bearing berries.


[From Latin bacca, berry.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bac·cate
Pronunciation: 'bak-"At
Function: adjective
: pulpy throughout like a berry
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

baccate bac·cate (bāk'āt')
adj.
Resembling a berry in texture or form; berrylike.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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