punctate

[ puhngk-teyt ]

adjective

1. marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.

punctate

/ ˈpʌŋkteɪt /

adjective

1. having or marked with minute spots, holes, or depressions

Derived Forms

• puncˈtation, noun

Other Words From

• un·punc·tate adjective
• un·punc·tat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of punctate¹

1750–60; < New Latin pūnctātus dotted, equivalent to Latin pūnct ( um ) point, dot + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of punctate¹

C18: from New Latin punctātus, from Latin punctum a point

Example Sentences

Propodeum openly rugoso-punctate, the median channel single, distinct, no median basin.

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Operative—scarification, either punctate or linear, and erosion with the curette.

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In fact, it differs from Stephanopyxis, which is also sometimes punctate, only in the absence of spines.

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Valve lanceolate, somewhat unsymmetrical, subtly punctate, with pseudoraphe quite distinct.

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Valve linear, capitate at each end and tumid in the middle; stri distinctly punctate; pseudoraphe indistinct, or not apparent.

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Related Words

• flecked
• mottled
• sprinkled