GUTTATE

Etymology

Adjective

guttate (comparative more guttate, superlative most guttate)

Shaped like, or resembling drops.

Spotted.

Verb

guttate (third-person singular simple present guttates, present participle guttating, simple past and past participle guttated)

(botany) To exude drops of xylem sap on the edges of leaves.

Source: Wiktionary


Gut"tate, a. Etym: [L. guttatus. Cf. Gutty.]

Definition: Spotted, as if discolored by drops.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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