costate

American

[kos-tuht, kaw-steyt] / ˈkɒs tət, ˈkɔ steɪt /

adjective

Anatomy. having ribs.
(of mosses) having a midrib or costa.

costate British

/ ˈkɒsteɪt /

adjective

anatomy having ribs
(of leaves) having veins or ridges, esp parallel ones

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Other Word Forms

multicostate adjective

Etymology

Origin of costate

1810–20; < Latin costātus having ribs, ribbed, equivalent to cost ( a ) rib + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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Perigynium less inflated, more conspicuously nerved or even costate, and with more or less setaceous or awned teeth; scale usually awned; spikes mostly nodding or spreading, comose in appearance, greenish, greenish-yellow, or ochroleucous.—Sp.

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The hymenium is even, coriaceous, or waxy, costate, or papillose.

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Costal margin: the anterior margin of a wing whether it is really costate or not.

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