"explanate" meaning in English

See explanate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more explanate [comparative], most explanate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin explanatus (“flattened”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|explanatus||flattened}} Latin explanatus (“flattened”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} explanate (comparative more explanate, superlative most explanate)
  1. (botany) Flat; flattened.

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