septenate

English

Etymology

From New Latin septēnātus, from Classical Latin septēnus (“seven each”) + -ātus (“having”).[1] By surface analysis, septen- +‎ -ate.

Adjective

septenate (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Having seven parts.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ “septenate, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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