lineolate

[ lin-ee-uh-leyt ]

adjective

, Zoology, Botany.

1. marked with minute lines; finely lineate.

lineolate

/ ˈlɪnɪəˌleɪt /

adjective

1. marked with very fine parallel lines

Word History and Origins

Origin of lineolate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lineolate¹

C19: from Latin līneola, diminutive of līnea line ¹

Example Sentences

Grain is globose reddish brown, minutely and obscurely lineolate.

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