-idiate

Morpheme

-idiate

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “having, characterized by, or pertaining to a state or quality” corresponding to -idium nouns

Etymology

suffixal construction from -idium + -ate

Evidence

basidiate, holobasidiate, phragmobasidiate

See Also

-idium, -at(e) [-ate, -at]