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comate

Definitions of comate
  1. adjective
    bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts
    comate royal palms”
    “pineapples are comate
    synonyms: comose
    crowned
    provided with or as if with a crown or a crown as specified; often used in combination
  2. adjective
    of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair
    comate (or comose) seeds”
    synonyms: comal, comose
    haired, hairy, hirsute
    having or covered with hair
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