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co·mate 1
(kō′māt′)adj.
Comose.
[Latin comātus, having long hair, from coma, hair; see coma2.]
co·mate 2
(kō-māt′, kō′māt′)n.
A mate; a companion.
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comate
(ˈkəʊmeɪt)adj
(Botany) botany having tufts of hair
[C17: from Latin comātus, from coma hair]
comate
(ˈkəʊmeɪt)adj
(Pathology) having or relating to a coma
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co•mate
(ˈkoʊ meɪt)adj.
hairy; tufted.
[1590–1600; < Latin comātus]
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Adj. | 1. | comate - bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts; "comate royal palms"; "pineapples are comate" crowned - provided with or as if with a crown or a crown as specified; often used in combination; "a high-crowned hat"; "an orange-crowned bird"; "a crowned signet ring" |
2. | comate - of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair; "comate (or comose) seeds"; "a comal tuft" |
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