testiculate

[ te-stik-yuh-lit ]

adjectiveBotany.
  1. shaped like a testis.

  2. having tubers shaped like testes, as certain orchids.

Origin of testiculate

1
From the Late Latin word testiculātus, dating back to 1715–25. See testicle, -ate1

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British Dictionary definitions for testiculate

testiculate

/ (tɛˈstɪkjʊlɪt) /


adjective
  1. botany shaped like testicles: the testiculate tubers of certain orchids

Origin of testiculate

1
C18: from Late Latin testiculātus; see testicle

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