Fimbriate
/ˈfɪm.bri.eɪt/noun
Having a fringed or border-like edge.
Did you know?Its ancestor, Latin fimbriāre, was built from fimbriæ, meaning a fringe or tassel, so the word began as a literal description of an edge before becoming a technical term in biology and botany.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
fimbria
“a fringe, border, or tassel”
Late Latin
Latin
fimbriāre
“to fringe or border with a fringe”
Medieval Latin
Latin
fimbriatus
“fringed; bordered with a fringe”
16th Century
English
fimbriate
“fringed or bordered with a fringe”
Modern English
English
fimbriate
“having a fringed edge or border”