baccate
Pulpy throughout, like a berryPulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits.
1848, Samuel Frederick Gray, Gray's Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia […] pericarp drupaceous, or baccate, 1—4 nuts (pyrena), which are sometimes enclosed in an utricular membrane […]
(not comparable)Looking like a berry.
resembling a berry
(not comparable)Producing berries.
producing or bearing berries
Origin
From Latin baccātus (“set or adorned with berries or pearls”), from bacca (“berry; pearl”)From Latin baccātus (“set or adorned with berries or pearls”), from bacca (“berry; pearl”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- resembling a berry:berrylike
- producing or bearing berries:berriedbacciferous
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbacca