operculate
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of operculate
1765–75; < Latin opercul ( um ) cover ( see operculum) + -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Sometimes at the place where they exist, the outer membrane, in place of being thin and transparent, is separated in the form of a lid, thus becoming operculate, as in the passion-flower and gourd.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
The small operculate genus Acme is a similar case.
From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis
If it has been starved for several days in an aquarium it will attack an operculate form, but rarely with success.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
In the western provinces species of Buliminus are abundant, and in the operculate group Heudeia forms a peculiar type akin to Helicina, but with internal foldings to the shell.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
We are not aware that operculate asci have yet been detected.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
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