| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. An alternative spelling for "Echinated": Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp.[Websters]
2. Being bearded. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb echinately.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (echinately) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective echinate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"ECHINATE" is a common misspelling or typo for: echinated. |
Date "ECHINATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ECHINATE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Geology | Bearing stiff, stout, prickly hairs. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
