fenestrate

English

Etymology

From Latin fenestrō, from fenestra (“window”).

Adjective

fenestrate (comparative more fenestrate, superlative most fenestrate)

  1. fenestrated
  2. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated.
    fenestrate membranes
    fenestrate fronds
  3. (zoology, botany) Having transparent spots, like the wings of certain butterflies.

Verb

fenestrate (third-person singular simple present fenestrates, present participle fenestrating, simple past and past participle fenestrated)

  1. (surgery) To cut an opening into.

Translations

Italian

Adjective

fenestrate

  1. feminine plural of fenestrato

Latin

Adjective

fenestrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of fenestrātus
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