tricostate

tricostate
\(ˈ)trī+\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tri- + costate
: having three costae

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/truy kos"tayt, -kaw"stayt/, adj. Bot., Zool.
having three ribs, costae, or raised lines.
[1860-65; TRI- + COSTATE]

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tricostate /trī-kosˈtāt/
adjective
Three-ribbed
ORIGIN:tri- and L costa rib

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  • Tricostate — Tri*cos tate, a. [Pref. tri + costate.] (Bot.) Three ribbed; having three ribs from the base. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tricostate — [trī käs′tāt΄] adj. [ TRI + COSTATE] Biol. having three ribs or riblike parts …   English World dictionary

  • tricostate — adj. [Gr. treis, three; costa, rib] Having three ribs or ridges …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • tricostate — /truy kos tayt, kaw stayt/, adj. Bot., Zool. having three ribs, costae, or raised lines. [1860 65; TRI + COSTATE] * * * …   Universalium

  • tricostate — tri·costate …   English syllables

  • tricostate — tri•cos•tate [[t]traɪˈkɒs teɪt, ˈkɔ steɪt[/t]] adj. bot zool. (of a plant or animal) having three ribs, costae, or raised lines • Etymology: 1860–65; tri +costatehaving ribs < Lcostātus=cost(a)rib + ātus ate I …   From formal English to slang

  • tricostate — /traɪˈkɒsteɪt/ (say truy kostayt) adjective having three ribs, costae, or raised lines. {tri + costate} …  

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