bi|sul|cate

bi|sul|cate
bi|sul|cate «by SUHL kayt», adjective.
1. having two grooves.
2. Zoology. = cloven-hoofed. (Cf.cloven-hoofed)
[< bi- two + sulcate]

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  • sul|cate — «SUHL kayt», adjective. marked with parallel furrows or grooves, as a stem. ╂[< Latin sulcātus, past participle of sulcāre to plow, furrow < sulcus furrow] …   Useful english dictionary

  • tri|sul|cate — «try SUHL kayt», adjective. 1. Botany. having three sulci or grooves. 2. Zoology. divided into three digits, as a foot. ╂[< Latin trisulcus having three clefts (< tri three + sulcus furrow) + English ate 1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • sul — sul·cal; sul·cate; sul·co·marginal; sul·cu·lus; sul·cus; sul·fa·cet·a·mide; sul·fa·diazine; sul·fa·guanidine; sul·fa·mate; sul·fa·mer·a·zine; sul·fa·meth·a·zine; sul·fa·mez·a·thine; sul·fam·ic; sul·fam·o·yl; sul·fa·nil·a·mide; sul·fan·i·late;… …   English syllables

  • cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… …   English syllables

  • sulcate — sul•cate [[t]ˈsʌl keɪt[/t]] also sul′cat•ed adj. bio having long, narrow grooves, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs • Etymology: 1750–60; < L sulcātus, ptp. of sulcāre to plow. See sulcus, ate I sul•ca′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • sulcate — sul·cate …   English syllables

  • Sulcate — Sul cate, Sulcated Sul ca*ted, a. [L. sulcatus, p. p. of sulcare to furrow, fr. sulcus a furrow.] Scored with deep and regular furrows; furrowed or grooved; as, a sulcated stem. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sulcated — Sulcate Sul cate, Sulcated Sul ca*ted, a. [L. sulcatus, p. p. of sulcare to furrow, fr. sulcus a furrow.] Scored with deep and regular furrows; furrowed or grooved; as, a sulcated stem. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sulcate — Grooved; furrowed; marked by a sulcus or sulci. * * * sul·cate (sulґkāt) [L. sulcatus] furrowed or marked with sulci …   Medical dictionary

  • trisulcate — Marked by three grooves. * * * tri·sul·cate (tri sulґkāt) having three furrows …   Medical dictionary

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