capreolate

English

Etymology

From Latin capreolus (“wild goat, tendril”), from caper (“goat”), with the suffix -ate. Compare French capréolé.

Adjective

capreolate (comparative more capreolate, superlative most capreolate)

1. (archaic, botany) Having a tendril or tendrils.

References

• “capreolate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.