a. Biol. [ad. late L. limbāt-us, f. limbus LIMB sb.2, LIMBUS.] Of a part or organ: Having a limb or border; bordered; Bot. said esp. of a flower having an edging of a different color from the rest.
1826. Kirby & Sp., Entomol., IV. 291. Limbate, when the disk is surrounded by a margin of a different colour.
1836. Loudon, Encycl. Plants, Gloss., Limbate, having a colored or dilated surface.
1866. Treas. Bot., Limbate, having one colour, surrounded by an edging of another.
1880. Gray, Struct. Bot., 418/2. Limbate, bordered.
