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单词 bullate
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bullate

[ bool-eyt, -it, buhl- ]
/ ˈbʊl eɪt, -ɪt, ˈbʌl- /

adjective

having the surface covered with irregular and slight elevations, giving a blistered appearance.
Anatomy. inflated; vaulted.

Origin of bullate

From the Latin word bullātus, dating back to 1810–20. See bulla, -ate1

Words nearby bullate

bullace, Bullamakanka, bull ant, bullarium, bullary, bullate, bullbaiting, bull-bar, bull bars, bullbat, bull bay
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Example sentences from the Web for bullate

  • The Labrum is always swollen and bullate, and though hollowed out, is never notched in the middle.

    A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
  • Bullate, appearing as if blistered or bladdery (from bulla, a bubble).

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
  • Vesicular: More or less covered with minute vesicles due to gas formation; more minute than bullate.

    The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

British Dictionary definitions for bullate

bullate
/ (ˈbʌleɪt, -ɪt, ˈbʊl-) /

adjective

botany anatomy puckered or blistered in appearancethe bullate leaves of the primrose

Word Origin for bullate

C19: from Medieval Latin bullātus inflated, from Latin bulla bubble
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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