tuberculate
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- tuberculately adverb
- tuberculation noun
Etymology
Origin of tuberculate
1775–85; < New Latin tūberculātus, equivalent to tūbercul ( um ) tubercle + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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The skin of the dorsum is thick and glandular, but not tuberculate.
From A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group by Duellman, William E.
Specimens from the Caribbean lowlands are less tuberculate, and most individuals from there lack rugosities on the tarsus.
From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by león, Juan R.
Plectrohyla hartwegi differs from all of these species, except pycnochila, by having a tuberculate, instead of a smooth, dorsum, and hartwegi differs from pycnochila by having a bifid, instead of a rectangular, prepollex.
From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by Duellman, William E.
Calyx, 5 rounded sepals, tuberculate at the base, imbricated, caducous.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
Many coarse hairs unite to form coarse tufts which are stouter and nearly erect toward the base of the cap, and give the surface a tuberculate appearance.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
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