cu·cul·late (ky  k -l t , ky-k lt)adj. Botany Having the shape of a cowl or hood; hooded: cucullate sepals. [Medieval Latin cucull tus, from Latin cucullus, hood.]cu cul·lately adv. |
cucullate [ˈkjuːkəˌleɪt -lɪt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) shaped like a hood or having a hoodlike part cucullate sepals
[from Late Latin cucullātus, from Latin cucullus hood, cap]
cucullately adv
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