lunulate

American  

[loo-nyuh-leyt] / ˈlu nyəˌleɪt /

Also lunulated

adjective

1. having lunular markings.

2. being in the shape of a crescent; cresent-shaped.

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lunulate British  

/ ˈluːnjʊˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having markings shaped like crescents

   lunulate patterns on an insect

2. Also: lunular.  shaped like a crescent

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Etymology

Origin of lunulate

First recorded in 1750–60; lunul(a) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Stems 1–2´ long, procumbent, sparsely branching; leaves pale green, ovate-triangular, acutely 2-toothed, the teeth oblique with a lunulate sinus; monœcious; perianth oblong-triangular, lacinate; antheridia 2–3 in a cluster, axillary.—On rocks in shady rills; not common.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Flosculus: a small, tubular lunulate anal organ with a central style, in certain Fulgorids.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.