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单词 costate
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costate

[ kos-tuht, kaw-steyt ]
/ ˈkɒs tət, ˈkɔ steɪt /

adjective

Anatomy. having ribs.
(of mosses) having a midrib or costa.

Origin of costate

1810–20; <Latin costātus having ribs, ribbed, equivalent to cost(a) rib + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM costate

mul·ti·cos·tate, adjective

Words nearby costate

Costanoan, costar, costard, Costa Rica, Costa Rican, costate, cost-benefit, cost center, cost centre, cost-cut, costectomy
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Example sentences from the Web for costate

  • Shell ovate, spinulate and costate, nearly twice as broad as long.

    Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for costate

costate
/ (ˈkɒsteɪt) /

adjective

anatomy having ribs
(of leaves) having veins or ridges, esp parallel ones

Word Origin for costate

C19: from Late Latin costātus, from Latin costa rib
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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