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tes⋅tic⋅u⋅late

[te-stik-yuh-lit]
–adjective Botany.
1. shaped like a testis.
2. having tubers shaped like testes, as certain orchids.

Origin:
1715–25; < LL testiculātus. See testicle, -ate 1
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tes·tic·u·late   (tě-stĭk'yə-lĭt)   
adj.  
  1. Having the shape of a testicle; ovoid.

  2. Botany Having two oblong tubes, as some orchids.

  3. Testicular.

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