CARINATED

ridged, carinate, carinated, keeled

(adjective) having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship; “a carinate sepal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

carinated (not comparable)

carinate; shaped like a keel

Anagrams

• eradicant

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



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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