tuberculate

English

Etymology

From Latin tūberculātus.[1] By surface analysis, tubercul(um) +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French tuberculé.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tuberculate (comparative more tuberculate, superlative most tuberculate)

  1. Having tubercles.
    Synonym: tubercular
  2. Having tuberculosis.
    Synonyms: tuberculous, tubercular

References

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

Latin

Adjective

tūberculāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of tūberculātus
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