bullate
Americanadjective
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having the surface covered with irregular and slight elevations, giving a blistered appearance.
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Anatomy. inflated; vaulted.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of bullate
From the Latin word bullātus, dating back to 1810–20. See bulla, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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The species name speaks to its bullate leaves, referring to their distinctive blistered or pebbled surface.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021
P. 5-8 cm. olivaceous, campan. exp. bullate, wavy, innately velvety; g. olive then brownish tan; s. 5-8 cm. solid, base thickened, pale olive, veil forming a fuscous zone; sp. 10-11 � 8. subnotatus, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Of money they haue no vse at all, and therefore prefer brasse and steele before other metals, specially bullate, which they vse for swordes, kniues, and other necessaries.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 by Hakluyt, Richard
Mouth.—Labrum highly bullate; crest without any teeth, but with a few minute hairs.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
P. bullate, obtuse, wavy, covered with dense superficial fibrils, edge at first incurved and with white wool; g. adnate, grey; s. solid, white, fibrillose.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
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