punctate
or punc·tat·ed
[puhngk-teyt or puhngk-tey-tid]
- marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
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Origin of punctate
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Stri lineate on the lower part of the valve, punctate on the keel.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and VicinityCharles Sumner Boyer
Punctate, dotted, either with minute holes or what look as such.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
All three shell specimens are edge-incised, and two have punctate designs.
A Burial Cave in Baja CaliforniaWilliam C. Massey
Most of the specimens from the Edwards Plateau have a punctate pattern (Fig. 9).
Valve semicircular, with obtuse apices; stri transverse, punctate; terminal nodules minute and indistinct.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and VicinityCharles Sumner Boyer
punctate
punctated
- having or marked with minute spots, holes, or depressions
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Word Origin
C18: from New Latin punctātus, from Latin punctum a point
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Word Origin and History for punctate
adj.
"dotted, marked with dots," 1760, from Modern Latin punctuatus, from Latin punctum "point" (see point). Related: Punctation.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
punctate
(pŭngk′tāt′)- Having tiny spots, points, or depressions.
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