catenulate

American

[kuh-ten-yuh-lit, -leyt] / kəˈtɛn yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

characterized by a chainlike form, as certain bacterial colonies.

catenulate British

/ kəˈtɛnjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt /

adjective

(of certain spores) formed in a row or chain

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Etymology

Origin of catenulate

1875–80; < Late Latin catēnul ( a ), diminutive of Latin catēna chain + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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A fine widely branching species, in which the catenulate aspect is more evident to the eye than in almost any other.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John

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