punctate
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Etymology
Origin of punctate
1750–60; < New Latin pūnctātus dotted, equivalent to Latin pūnct ( um ) point, dot + -ātus -ate 1
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Leaves punctate under a lens with transparent dots.
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 Asa Gray
At the period of maturity, the epispore is a slightly thickened, resistant membrane, of a yellowish-brown colour, and finely punctate.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
Interstice -tium: space between two lines, whether striate or punctate.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Hypericaceæ, 92 Leaves not punctate with transparent dots.
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 Asa Gray
P. convex, umb. squamulosely punctate from the umbo, milk-white with densely crowded yellow striae; g. very broad, crowded; s. stuffed, thin, obsoletely annulate below middle. transilvanica, Schulz.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
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