costate

[kos-tuh t, kaw-steyt]

adjective

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

Origin of costate

1810–20; < Latin costātus having ribs, ribbed, equivalent to cost(a) rib + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsmul·ti·cos·tate, adjective

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Historical Examples of costate

Shell ovate, spinulate and costate, nearly twice as broad as long.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index
Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for costate

costate

adjective

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

Word Origin for costate

C19: from Late Latin costātus, from Latin costa rib

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