rostrate

[ ros-treyt ]

adjective

furnished with a rostrum.

Origin of rostrate

1350–1400; <Latin rōstrātus having a beak, curved at the end, equivalent to rōstr(um) rostrum + -ātus-ate¹

Often ros·trat·ed .

Words Nearby rostrate

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How to use rostrate in a sentence

Valve lanceolate, with produced or rostrate apices; pseudo-nodule wide, excentric.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner Boyer
Valve linear with rostrate apices; cost robust; stri delicate, 20 in 10 .
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner Boyer
Valve lanceolate, rostrate; granules in longitudinal and nearly transverse, not radiating, lines.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner Boyer
Valve linear-lanceolate with produced rostrate apices, asymmetrical, sigmoid; pseudoraphe narrow; pseudo-nodule large.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner Boyer
Valves oblong-lanceolate, with rostrate ends, sometimes slightly constricted in the middle.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner Boyer

British Dictionary definitions for rostrate

rostrate

/ (ˈrɒsˌtreɪt) /

adjective

biology having a beak or beaklike process

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