Definitions for: Fimbriate


[adj] having a fringe of slender processes



Webster (1913) Definition: Fim*bri*ate, a. [L. fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, fr.
fimbria fiber, fringe. See Fringe.]
Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes
thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the
pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube.


Fim"bri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fimbriated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Fimbriating.]
To hem; to fringe. --Fuller.

Synonyms: rough

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