tuberculate

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tuberculate

/tjuˈbɜːkjəlɪt/ UK
/tuˈbɝkjəlɪt/ US

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

adjective more tuberculate · most tuberculate

Having tubercles.
Similar: tubercular
Having tuberculosis.
Similar: tuberculous, tubercular

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@misc{tuberculate_2026,
  title = {tuberculate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tuberculate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}