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sulcate
sul·cate
/
ˈsʌl
keɪt
/
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suhl
-keyt
]
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adjective
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
Also,
sul·cat·ed.
Origin:
1750–60;
<
Latin
sulcātus
(past participle of
sulcāre
to plow). See
sulcus
,
-ate
1
Related forms
sul·ca·tion,
noun
mul·ti·sul·cate,
adjective
mul·ti·sul·cat·ed,
adjective
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sulcate
(ˈsʌlkeɪt)
—
adj
biology
marked with longitudinal parallel grooves:
sulcate stems
[C18: via Latin
sulcātus
from
sulcāre
to plough, from
sulcus
a furrow]
sul'cation
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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sulcate
sul·cate (sŭl'kāt')
adj.
Having narrow, deep grooves.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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