ridged, carinate, carinated, keeled
(adjective) having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship; “a carinate sepal”
carinate, carinate bird, flying bird
(noun) birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
carinate (comparative more carinate, superlative most carinate)
Keel-shaped, as in a boat's keel.
(ornithology) Of a bird, having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.
• Almost exclusively used in describing organisms and archaeological artifacts.
• ridged
• arcanite, craniate
Source: Wiktionary
Car"i*nate, Car"i*na`ted a. Etym: [L. carinatus, fr. carina keel.]
Definition: Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2025
(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
