| comate | (adj) bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts, Syn. comose, Example: comate royal palms; pineapples are comate |
| comate | (adj) of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair, Syn. comose, comal, Example: comate (or comose) seeds; a comal tuft |
| Comate | a. [ L. comatus, fr. comare to clothe with hair, fr. coma hair. ] Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair; hairy. [ 1913 Webster ] |