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
Labrum, moderately bullate, with the upper part not overhanging; no teeth on the crest.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
The Labrum is moderately bullate, with a row of blunt bead-like teeth, mingled with fine bristles, on the crest, which in the middle part is generally somewhat flattened.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
Filamentary appendages, none: labrum, with the upper part highly bullate: trophi, various: olfactory orifices, more or less prominent: caudal appendages, uniarticulate and spinose, or none.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
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 George Massee
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