Unguiculate \Un*guic"u*late\, Unguiculated \Un*guic"u*la`ted\, a. 1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under {Nail}, n., 1. 2. (Bot.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation.
unguiculated adj : having or resembling claws or nails; "unguiculate animals"; "an unguiculate flower petal" [syn: {unguiculate}] [ant: {ungulate}]