Barbate
/ˈbɑːr.beɪt/noun
Having a beard or beardlike tufts, bristles, or hairs.
Did you know?In natural-history writing, barbate can describe plants, insects, and animals whose tufts or bristles resemble a beard, extending an ancient human image into the natural world.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhar-dha-
“Beard or chin hair; a reconstructed root associated with facial hair.”
Ancient Latin
Latin
barba
“Beard.”
Classical Latin
Latin
barbātus
“Bearded; furnished with a beard.”
Late Latin
Latin
barbātus
“Bearded, or having beardlike growths.”
17th Century
English
barbate
“Bearded; bearing a beard or beardlike tufts, especially in descriptive natural-history language.”
Modern English
English
barbate
“Having a beard or bristles arranged like a beard.”