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canaliculate

canaliculate adjective: channeled lengthwise; grooved.

Adjective

canaliculate (comparative more canaliculate, superlative most canaliculate)

  1. Channeled lengthwise; grooved.
    • The leafstalks of most palms are canaliculate.
    Synonyms:
    canaliculated

Synonyms of canaliculate

Forms of canaliculate

comparativemore canaliculate
superlativemost canaliculate

Origin of canaliculate

From Latin canāliculātus (“channelled”).

Words formed from canaliculate

Questions about canaliculate

What does canaliculate mean?
Canaliculate means channeled lengthwise; grooved.
What part of speech is canaliculate?
Canaliculate is an adjective.

Words near canaliculate in the dictionary

  1. canaler
  2. canalers
  3. Canales
  4. Canaleses
  5. canalicular
  6. canaliculate
  7. canaliculated
  8. canaliculately
  9. canaliculation
  10. canaliculations
  11. canalicule

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