costate

[ kos-tuht, kaw-steyt ]

/ ˈkɒs tət, ˈkɔ steɪt /

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adjective

Anatomy. having ribs.

(of mosses) having a midrib or costa.

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Origin of costate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM costate

mul·ti·cos·tate, adjective

Words nearby costate

Costanoan, costar, costard, Costa Rica, Costa Rican, costate, cost-benefit, cost center, cost centre, cost-cut, costectomy

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How to use costate in a sentence

Valves costate, the cost alternating with double rows of fine puncta.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer
Costal margin: the anterior margin of a wing whether it is really costate or not.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
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

/ (ˈkɒsteɪt) /

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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