BULLATE

bullate

(adjective) of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bullate (comparative more bullate, superlative most bullate)

(medical) Resembling a bulla or blister; inflated; blistered; bulliform.

(medical) Of bacterial cultures, having a growth which is blistered; rising in convex prominences.

Anagrams

• ballute

Source: Wiktionary


Bul"late, a. Etym: [L. bullatus, fr. bulla bubble.] (Biol.)

Definition: Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered. Bullate leaf (Bot.), a leaf, the membranous part of which rises between the veins puckered elevations convex on one side and concave on the other.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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