sulcate

[ suhl-keyt ]

/ ˈsʌl keɪt /

adjective

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

Words nearby sulcate

sukkoth, sukkur, sukuk, sukuma, sulawesi, sulcate, sulcus, sulcus of sclera, suleiman i, sulf-, sulfa

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

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Examples from the Web for sulcate

Sporangium cylindric; the calyculus small, granulose, ribbed and sulcate.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. Morgan
Six marginal spines of equal size and at equal distances, triangular, sulcate, half as long as the radius.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
Sporangium ovoid-oblong; the calyculus small, sulcate and ribbed, granulose.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. Morgan
Differs from C. stenocoleus in sulcate pileus and umber stem.
European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae|George Massee

Sheaths conical, sulcate, half as broad on the serrate distal end as on the base.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

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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Medicine definitions for sulcate

sulcate

[ sŭl′kāt′ ]

adj.

Having narrow, deep grooves.