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lineolate

Also lin·e·o·lat·ed

[lin-ee-uh-leyt]

adjective

Zoology, Botany.

  1. marked with minute lines; finely lineate.

lineolate

/ ˈlɪnɪəˌleɪt /

adjective

  1. marked with very fine parallel lines

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lineolate1

1810–20; < Latin līneol ( a ) (diminutive of līnea line 1 ) + -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lineolate1

C19: from Latin līneola, diminutive of līnea line 1
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Example Sentences

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Lineolate, marked with minute lines.

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Grain is globose reddish brown, minutely and obscurely lineolate.

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