tuberculate
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- tuberculately adverb
- tuberculation noun
Etymology
Origin of tuberculate
1775–85; < New Latin tūberculātus, equivalent to tūbercul ( um ) tubercle + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Fruit bristly or tuberculate, with rather prominent equal ribs.
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Specimens from the Peace River, collected on August 10, 1952, include females that were mostly spent and tuberculate males.
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Syrrhophus nivocolimae is the only species with tubercles along the outer edge of the tarsus; this is merely a reflection of the highly tuberculate nature of the skin in this species.
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The skin on the dorsum is weakly tuberculate and that on the anterior part of the flanks is areolate.
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The ectocyst is colourless or faintly tinted with brown; as a rule it is not quite hyaline and the external surface is minutely roughened or tuberculate.
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