fimbriate

1. 1.

   having a fringe of slender processes

   Similarrough

Questions about fimbriate

What does fimbriate mean?

fimbriate means "having a fringe of slender processes".

How many syllables are in fimbriate?

fimbriate has 3 syllables and divides as fim-bri-ate under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is fimbriate a common word?

fimbriate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.