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Definition of: penicillate
(pen′ə·sil′it, -āt) adjective
1. Pencil–shaped.
2. Biol. Bordered or tufted with fine hairs resembling a hair pencil. Also pen′i·cil′·li·form. [<L penicillus a pencil + -ATE1]
—pen′i·cil′late·ly adverb
—pen′i·cil·la′tion (-si·lā′·shən) noun
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