sulcate

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    having deep narrow furrows or grooves

Word Origin

sulcate (adj.)
"furrowed, grooved," 1760, from Latin sulcatus, past participle of sulcare "to make furrowed," from sulcus "furrow, trench, ditch" (see sulcus).

Example

1. Stems erect , rarely ascending to prostrate , branched , not hollow or sulcate .
2. Stems and branches terete , sulcate or angular , glabrous or young shoot and inflorescence pubescent .

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