lineolate

English

Etymology

From Latin lineola, diminutive of linea (“line”).

Adjective

lineolate (comparative more lineolate, superlative most lineolate)

(zoology) Marked with little lines.
(botany) Marked longitudinally with fine lines[1]

References

Asa Gray (1857) “[Glossary […].] Lineolate.”, in First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology, […], New York, N.Y.: Ivison & Phinney and G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam & Co., […], →OCLC.

“lineolate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

linoleate

Latin

Adjective

lineolāte

vocative masculine singular of lineolātus

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