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fimbriate

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  1. 1. a. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To hem; to fringe. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. having a fringe of slender processes Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 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. To hem; to fringe. Fuller. Source: webster
  5. 5. Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processesthicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink;the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube. Source: adambom
  6. 6. s. having a fringe of slender processes Source: ecdict

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