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Pulvinated

Pulvinate \Pul"vi*nate\, Pulvinated \Pul"vi*na`ted\, a. [L. pulvinatus, fr. pulvinus a cushion, an elevation.]

  1. (Arch.) Curved convexly or swelled; as, a pulvinated frieze.
    --Brande & C.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the form of a cushion.

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pulvinated

a. pulvinate

Usage examples of "pulvinated".

Valdiviana, rosea, floribunda, articulata, and sensitiva are pulvinated, and all move at night into an upward or downward vertical position.

With some species of Cassia, on the other hand, it was obvious without any measurement that the pulvinated cotyledons continued to increase greatly in length during some weeks.