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unicostate
[ yoo-ni-kos-teyt, -kaw-steyt ]
adjective
- having only one costa, rib, or ridge.
- Botany. (of a leaf ) having only one primary or prominent rib, the midrib.
unicostate
/ ˌjuːnɪˈkɒsteɪt /
adjective
- biology having only one rib or riblike part
unicostate leaves
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