a. Bot. [f. FULCR-UM + -ATE2.] Supported by or provided with fulcra.

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1760.  Lee, Introd. Bot., III. iv. 166. Fulcrate, propt; when their Branches descend to the Root; as in Ficus.

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1860.  R. Fowler, Med. Voc., Fulcrate. In Bot., Having branches descending to the earth; having fulcres.

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1880.  Gray, Struct. Bot., Gloss., 412/2. Fulcrate (-atus). Propped, supported by, or provided with accessory organs.

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