comate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts
    comose.
    • comate royal palms
    • pineapples are comate
  2. adjective satellite of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair
    comose; comal.
    • comate (or comose) seeds
    • a comal tuft

WordNet

Co"mate adjective
Etymology
L. comatus, fr. comare to clothe with hair, fr. coma hair.
Definitions
  1. Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair; hairy.

Webster 1913