unicostate
[ yoo-ni-kos-teyt, -kaw-steyt ]
/ ˌyu nɪˈkɒs teɪt, -ˈkɔ steɪt /
adjective
having only one costa, rib, or ridge.
Botany. (of a leaf) having only one primary or prominent rib, the midrib.
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British Dictionary definitions for unicostate
unicostate
/ (ˌjuːnɪˈkɒsteɪt) /
adjective
biology having only one rib or riblike partunicostate leaves
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