canaliculate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having thin parallel channels
    • canaliculate leafstalks of certain plants

WordNet

Can`a*lic"u*late, Can`a*lic"u*la`ted adjective (Also<
  • Canaliculate
  • Canaliculated
)
Etymology
L. canaliculatus channeled, fr. canaliculus, dim. of canalis. See Canal.
Definitions
  1. Having a channel or groove, as in the leafstalks of most palms.

Webster 1913