sulcate

[ suhl-keyt ]
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adjective
  1. having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.

Origin of sulcate

1
First recorded in 1750–60, sulcate is from the Latin word sulcātus (past participle of sulcāre to plow). See sulcus, -ate1
  • Sometimes sul·cat·ed .

Other words from sulcate

  • sul·ca·tion, noun
  • mul·ti·sul·cate, adjective
  • mul·ti·sul·cat·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for sulcate

sulcate

/ (ˈsʌlkeɪt) /


adjective
  1. biology marked with longitudinal parallel grooves: sulcate stems

Origin of sulcate

1
C18: via Latin sulcātus from sulcāre to plough, from sulcus a furrow

Derived forms of sulcate

  • sulcation, noun

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