"pulvinate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pulvinate [comparative], most pulvinate [superlative]
Etymology: Latin pulvinatus, from pulvinus (“a cushion, an elevation”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} pulvinate (comparative more pulvinate, superlative most pulvinate)
  1. (architecture) Curved convexly or swelled. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-pulvinate-en-adj-Vwh6i9gk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 62 38 Topics: architecture
  2. (zoology) Having the form of a cushion. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-pulvinate-en-adj-CvtOJF2B Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pulvinated Derived forms: subpulvinate

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