punctate
marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
Origin of punctate
1- Also punc·tat·ed [puhngk-tey-tid] /ˈpʌŋk teɪ tɪd/ .
Other words from punctate
- un·punc·tate, adjective
- un·punc·tat·ed, adjective
Words Nearby punctate
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How to use punctate in a sentence
Propodeum openly rugoso-punctate, the median channel single, distinct, no median basin.
Operative—scarification, either punctate or linear, and erosion with the curette.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonIn fact, it differs from Stephanopyxis, which is also sometimes punctate, only in the absence of spines.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner BoyerValve lanceolate, somewhat unsymmetrical, subtly punctate, with pseudoraphe quite distinct.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner BoyerValve linear, capitate at each end and tumid in the middle; stri distinctly punctate; pseudoraphe indistinct, or not apparent.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner Boyer
British Dictionary definitions for punctate
punctated
/ (ˈpʌŋkteɪt) /
having or marked with minute spots, holes, or depressions
Origin of punctate
1Derived forms of punctate
- punctation, noun
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