LINEATE

Etymology

Adjective

lineate (comparative more lineate, superlative most lineate)

(zoology) Marked with lines.

(botany) Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines.

Synonyms

• lineated

Anagrams

• ateline, lenaite, leniate, nealite

Source: Wiktionary


Lin"e*ate, Lin"e*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. lineatus, p. p. of lineare to reduce to a straight line, fr. linea line.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Marked with lines.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines; as, a lineate leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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