fulcrate

English

Etymology

See fulcrum.

Adjective

fulcrate (not comparable)

(botany) Propped; supported by accessory organs[1]
Furnished with fulcrums.

References

1858, Asa Gray, How Plants Grow: A Simple Introduction to Structural Botany

“fulcrate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

crateful

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