punctate
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- punctation noun
- unpunctate adjective
- unpunctated adjective
Etymology
Origin of punctate
1750–60; < New Latin pūnctātus dotted, equivalent to Latin pūnct ( um ) point, dot + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Hypericaceæ, 92 Leaves not punctate with transparent dots.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
P. convex, umb. squamulosely punctate from the umbo, milk-white with densely crowded yellow striae; g. very broad, crowded; s. stuffed, thin, obsoletely annulate below middle. transilvanica, Schulz.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Leaves.—Round-cordate; six to eighteen lines broad; finely crenate; often rusty beneath; usually punctate with dark dots.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
P. obtuse, violet then umber, squamulosely punctate; g. adnate, purple-umber; s. clavato-bulbous, firm, juiceless, reddish violet then pallid. albo-violaceus, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Corolla dotted or streaked with purple or brown; leaves punctate with dark spots — 12. 11b.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
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