lineolate

[ lin-ee-uh-leyt ]

adjectiveZoology, Botany.
  1. marked with minute lines; finely lineate.

Origin of lineolate

1
1810–20; <Latin līneol(a) (diminutive of līnealine1) + -ate1
  • Also lin·e·o·lat·ed [lin-ee-uh-ley-tid] /ˈlɪn i əˌleɪ tɪd/ .

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lineolate

lineolated

/ (ˈlɪnɪəˌleɪt) /


adjectivebiology
  1. marked with very fine parallel lines

Origin of lineolate

1
C19: from Latin līneola, diminutive of līnea line 1

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