barbate

bar·bate

[bahr-beyt]
adjective Botany, Zoology.
tufted or furnished with hairs; bearded.

Origin:
1850–55; < Latin barbātus, equivalent to barb(a) beard + -ātus -ate1

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barbate (ˈbɑːbeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
chiefly biology having tufts of long hairs; bearded
 
[C19: from Latin barba a beard]

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