Baccate
/ˈbæk.eɪt/noun
Having or bearing berries.
Did you know?Baccate comes from Latin *bacca* meaning “berry,” the same ancient root behind botanical terms like *bacciferous* and *bacciform*, where Latin turns ordinary fruit into formal scientific language.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
bacca
“berry”
Late Latin
Latin
baccatus
“decorated with berries; berry-like”
18th Century
English
baccate
“having or bearing berries”
Modern English
English
baccate
“having or bearing berries”
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