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sulcate
CIDE DICTIONARY
sulcate, 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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sulcate, adj. grooved, fluted, channelled.
Etymology
L sulcatus, past part. of sulcare furrow (as SULCUS)
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