What does "cucullated" mean?
Cucullated: (Bot.) Having the edges toward the base rolled inward, as the leaf of the commonest American blue violet.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl.) (a) Having the prothorax elevated so as to form a sort of hood, receiving the head, as in certain insects. (b) Having a hoodlike crest on the head, as certain birds, mammals, and reptiles.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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