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testiculate

[ te-stik-yuh-lit ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. shaped like a testis.
  2. having tubers shaped like testes, as certain orchids.

testiculate

/ tɛˈstɪkjʊlɪt /

adjective

  1. botany shaped like testicles

    the testiculate tubers of certain orchids

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Word History and Origins

Origin of testiculate1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of testiculate1

C18: from Late Latin testiculātus; see testicle

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