sulcate

American  

[suhl-keyt] / ˈsʌl keɪt /

Sometimes sulcated

adjective

1. having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.

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sulcate British  

/ ˈsʌlkeɪt /

adjective

1. biology marked with longitudinal parallel grooves

   sulcate stems

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• multisulcate
  adjective
• sulcation
  noun
• multisulcated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of sulcate

First recorded in 1750–60, sulcate is from the Latin word sulcātus (past participle of sulcāre to plow). See sulcus, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

M. leptocephala differs in sulcate p., and M. metata in white gills.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. sulcate, exp. disc coloured; g. attached to a ring, anastomosing to form cells; s. glabrous, subulate, bay below. androsaceus, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. campan. exp. viscid, sulcate except disc, deep tawny; s. hollow, equal, glabrous, viscid, yellowish; g. decur. yellowish. laetus, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. convex, umb. dusky violet, shining, edge wavy, rugulosely sulcate; g. crowded, dingy white; s. solid, stout, base narrowed, colour of p. cinerascens, Bull.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. 2-2.5 cm. umb. sulcate, pruinose, opaque; g. emarginate; s. 4-5 cm. slightly striate, opaque, dry; sp. ——. alcalina, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George