sulcate
[ suhl-keyt ]
adjective
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
Origin of sulcate
1- Sometimes sul·cat·ed .
Other words from sulcate
- sul·ca·tion, noun
- mul·ti·sul·cate, adjective
- mul·ti·sul·cat·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for sulcate
sulcate
/ (ˈsʌlkeɪt) /
adjective
biology marked with longitudinal parallel grooves: sulcate stems
Origin of sulcate
1C18: via Latin sulcātus from sulcāre to plough, from sulcus a furrow
Derived forms of sulcate
- sulcation, noun
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