cucullated

English

Etymology

From Latin cucullatus, from cucullus (“hood”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkjuːkəleɪtɪd/

Adjective

cucullated (comparative more cucullated, superlative most cucullated)

  1. Having a hood or cowl; hooded.
  2. (zoology, botany) Having a hood-like covering or component; hood-shaped.
    • 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Folio Society, published 2007, page 429:
      They are differently cucullated or capuched upon the head and back, and in the Cicada the eyes are more prominent
  3. (botany) Having the edges toward the base rolled inward, as the leaf of the commonest American blue violet.

Translations
having a hood — see hooded
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