"spinate" meaning in English

See spinate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈspaɪneɪt/ Forms: more spinate [comparative], most spinate [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English spine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English spinate From spine + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|spine|-ate<pos:adjective-forming suffix><id:adjective>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English spine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English spinate [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂tos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ātos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ātus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ate", "lang" : "en", "pos" : "adjective-forming suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "spinate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="spinate"> From spine + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Head templates: {{en-adj}} spinate (comparative more spinate, superlative most spinate)
  1. Bearing a spine; spiniform.
    Sense id: en-spinate-en-adj-okrmsHHA Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 80 20
  2. Covered in spine-like processes.
    Sense id: en-spinate-en-adj-WvbMLqPz Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: infraspinate, supraspinate
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