punctate
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- punctation noun
- unpunctate adjective
- unpunctated adjective
Etymology
Origin of punctate
1750–60; < New Latin pūnctātus dotted, equivalent to Latin pūnct ( um ) point, dot + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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P. exp. obtuse, dry, livid, tinged olive, glabrous then often squamulose or punctate, flesh reddish; g. pallid with greenish tinge; s. 5-10 cm. whitish, somewhat rooting; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Corolla dotted or streaked with purple or brown; leaves punctate with dark spots — 12. 11b.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
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 Gray, Asa
P. thin, convex, dry, pallid, squamulosely punctate from the veil, then naked; g. sinuato-adnate with a decur. tooth, pale umber; s. stuffed, pallid, squamulose from the veil above.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
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 Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
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