- farctate
- The state of being stuffed with food (overeating)
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
farctate
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Farctate — Farc tate, a. [L. farctus, p. p. of farcire. See {Farce}, v. t.] (Bot.) Stuffed; filled solid; as, a farctate leaf, stem, or pericarp; opposed to tubular or hollow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
farctate — ˈfärkˌtāt adjective Etymology: Latin farctus (past participle of farcire to stuff) + English ate of the stipe of certain fungi : having the center solid but softer in consistency than the peripheral layers * * * farctate, a. Bot. (ˈfɑːkteɪt) [f.… … Useful english dictionary
farctate — a filled or solid structure, as opposed to one that is tubular or hollow … Dictionary of ichthyology
farctate — adj. [L. farctus, filled] Fully filled; distended; to swell out … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
farctate — farc·tate … English syllables
