tur·bi·nate
ˈtər-bə-nət
-ˌnāt
variants
or less commonly turbinated
1
: shaped like a top or an inverted cone
turbinate seed capsule
2
: relating to or being a turbinate
: one of usually several thin plicated membrane-covered bony or cartilaginous plates on the walls of the nasal chambers
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