fimbriate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having a fringe of slender processes

WordNet

Fim*bri*ate adjective
Etymology
L. fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, fr. fimbria fiber, fringe. See Fringe.
Definitions
  1. 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 transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Fimbriated; present participle & verbal noun Fimbriating
Definitions
  1. To hem; to fringe. Fuller.

Webster 1913