Definition of Canaliculate

1. Adjective. Having thin parallel channels. "Canaliculate leafstalks of certain plants"

Similar to: Furrowed, Rugged

Definition of Canaliculate

1. a. Having a channel or groove, as in the leafstalks of most palms.

Definition of Canaliculate

1. Adjective. (context: botany) Channeled lengthwise; grooved. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Canaliculate

1. With a longitudinal groove or channel. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canaliculate

canalboats
canaled
canales
canales alveolares
canales diploici
canales longitudinales modioli
canales palatini minores
canales semicirculares anterior
canales semicirculares lateralis
canales semicirculares ossei
canales semicirculares posterior
canalicular
canalicular adenoma
canalicular ducts
canalicular sphincter
canaliculate (current term)
canaliculi
canaliculi caroticotympanici
canaliculi dentales
canaliculitis
canaliculization
canaliculus
canaliculus chordae tympani
canaliculus cochleae
canaliculus innominatus
canaliculus lacrimalis
canaliculus mastoideus
canaliculus reuniens
canaliculus tympanicus
canaliferous

Literary usage of Canaliculate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cidaridae by Hubert Lyman Clark (1907)
"Although usually about 25-30 mm. hd, there are specimens of canaliculate at hand 36 and 39 mm.; the primaries range from 16 to 63 mm. ..."

2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia by Royal Society of South Australia (1896)
"D. Prothorax strongly canaliculate ... canaliculate ... ... ... rw/ata, ... Prothorax very feebly canaliculate ..."

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