sulcate

[ suhl-keyt ]
/ ˈsʌl keɪt /

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

First recorded in 1750–60, sulcate is from the Latin word sulcātus (past participle of sulcāre to plow). See sulcus, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM sulcate

sul·ca·tion, nounmul·ti·sul·cate, adjectivemul·ti·sul·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby sulcate

sukkoth, sukkur, sukuk, sukuma, sulawesi, sulcate, sulcus, sulcus of sclera, suleiman i, sulf-, sulfa
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British Dictionary definitions for sulcate

sulcate
/ (ˈsʌlkeɪt) /

adjective

biology marked with longitudinal parallel groovessulcate stems

Derived forms of sulcate

sulcation, noun

Word Origin for sulcate

C18: via Latin sulcātus from sulcāre to plough, from sulcus a furrow
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Medical definitions for sulcate

sulcate
[ sŭl′kāt′ ]

adj.

Having narrow, deep grooves.
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