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canaliculated
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canaliculated, a. [L. canaliculatus channeled, fr. canaliculus, dim. of canalis. See Canal.].
Having a channel or groove, as in the leafstalks of most palms. [1913 Webster]
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canaliculated
Furrow
N furrow, groove, rut, sulcus, scratch, streak, striae, crack, score, incision, slit, chamfer, fluting, corduroy road, cradle hole, channel, gutter, trench, ditch, dike, dyke, moat, fosse, trough, kennel, ravine, tajo, thank-ye-ma'am, furrowed, ribbed, striated, sulcated, fluted, canaliculated, bisulcous, bisulcate, bisulcated, canaliferous, trisulcate, corduroy, unisulcate, costate, rimiform.For further exploring for "canaliculated" in Webster Dictionary Online