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

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

Lineolate, marked with minute lines.

From Project Gutenberg

Grain is globose reddish brown, minutely and obscurely lineolate.

From Project Gutenberg