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adjective
Etymology: Latin sulcatus, past participle of sulcare to furrow, from sulcus
Date: 1760
scored with usually longitudinal furrows <a sulcate seedpod>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Sulcate — Sul cate, Sulcated Sul ca*ted, a. [L. sulcatus, p. p. of sulcare to furrow, fr. sulcus a furrow.] Scored with deep and regular furrows; furrowed or grooved; as, a sulcated stem. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sulcate — [sul′kāt΄] adj. [L sulcatus, pp. of sulcare, to furrow < sulcus, a furrow < IE base * swelk , to pull > OE sulh, a furrow] Biol. having deep, parallel furrows or grooves; grooved; fluted: also sulcated … English World dictionary
sulcate — having long narrow channels or flutes; furrowed or grooved … Dictionary of ichthyology
sulcate — adj. [L. sulcus, furrow] Having a groove or furrow … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sulcate — sulcation, n. /sul kayt/, adj. having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs. Also, sulcated. [1750 60; < L sulcatus (ptp. of sulcare to plow). See SULCUS, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
sulcate — adjective Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows … Wiktionary
sulcate — Grooved; furrowed; marked by a sulcus or sulci. * * * sul·cate (sulґkāt) [L. sulcatus] furrowed or marked with sulci … Medical dictionary
sulcate — adj. furrowed, grooved … English contemporary dictionary
sulcate — [ sʌlkeɪt] adjective Botany & Zoology marked with parallel grooves. Origin C18: from L. sulcatus furrowed , past participle of sulcare … English new terms dictionary
sulcate — a.; (also sulcated) Furrowed, grooved, scored … New dictionary of synonyms
