annulate

American  

[an-yuh-lit, -leyt] / ˈæn yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

Also annulated

adjective

1. formed of ringlike segments, as an annelid worm.

2. having rings or ringlike bands.

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annulate British  

/ -ˌleɪt, ˈænjʊlɪt /

adjective

1. having, composed of, or marked with rings

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Other Word Forms

• annulated adjective
• annulation noun

Etymology

Origin of annulate

1820–30; < Latin annulātus, variant of ānulātus ringed, equivalent to ānul ( us ) ring + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Sporangia white, depressed, annulate, sometimes with short stipes 17.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)

This species is recognizable at once by its regular, uniform, depressed, annulate or pitted sporangia, scattered evenly over the habitat of rotten leaves or wood.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)

Cross rings may or may not be present, and the cup is either smooth or annulate.

From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)

The longitudinal type characterises such genera as Vibrio, Filaria, Gordius, and all the annulate animals.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

It is highly contractile and when contracted sometimes assumes an annulate appearance; but as a rule the external surface is smooth.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson