unguiculate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mammal having nails or claws
    unguiculate mammal.
  2. adjective having or resembling claws or nails
    unguiculated.
    • unguiculate animals
    • an unguiculate flower petal

WordNet

Un*guic"u*late noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the Unguiculata.
Un*guic"u*late, Un*guic"u*la`ted adjective (Also<
  • Unguiculate
  • Unguiculated
)
Definitions
  1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.
  2. (Bot.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation.

Webster 1913