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fimbriation

[fim-bree-ey-shuhn]

noun Botany, Zoology.

fimbriate or fringed condition.

a fringe or fringelike part.

Origin:
1860–65; < Medieval Latin fimbriātiōn- (stem of fimbriātiō). See fimbriate, -ion

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female reproductive organ which produces eggs in bryophytes, ferns and most gymnosperms

male reproductive structure which produces gametes in ferns, mosses, fungi and algae

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fimbriate, fimbriated or fimbrillate (ˈfɪmbrɪɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈfɪmbrɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt)

—*adj*
	having a fringed margin, as some petals, antennae, etc

fimbriated, fimbriated or fimbrillate

—*adj*

fimbrillate, fimbriated or fimbrillate

—*adj*

fimbri'ation, fimbriated or fimbrillate

—n

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