diverticulate

adjective

di·​ver·​tic·​u·​late

-lə̇t,

usually -ə̇t+V

variants or less commonly diverticulated

-ˌlātə̇d,

-ātə̇d

: having a diverticulum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin diverticulum + English -ate, -ated

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