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



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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