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sulcate
[ suhl-keyt ]
/ ˈsʌl keɪt /
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adjective
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
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Sometimes sul·cat·ed .
Origin of sulcate
OTHER WORDS FROM sulcate
sul·ca·tion, nounmul·ti·sul·cate, adjectivemul·ti·sul·cat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby sulcate
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British Dictionary definitions for sulcate
sulcate
/ (ˈsʌlkeɪt) /
adjective
biology marked with longitudinal parallel groovessulcate stems
Derived forms of sulcate
sulcation, nounWord Origin for sulcate
C18: via Latin sulcātus from sulcāre to plough, from sulcus a furrow
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