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cancellate
[ kan-suh-leyt, -lit ]
cancellate
/ ˈkænsɪləs; ˈkænsɪˌleɪt /
adjective
- anatomy having a spongy or porous internal structure
cancellate bones
- botany forming a network; reticulate
a cancellate venation
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Other Words From
- sub·cancel·late adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cancellate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cancellate1
C17: from Latin cancellāre to make like a lattice; see cancel
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Example Sentences
This is complete in every part; a definite bell-shaped calyx, widening into the cancellate receptacle, the margin constricted, and closed at last by the apical net, cribrum, sign of the order.
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