lineate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Lin"e*ate, Lin"e*a`ted adjective (Also<

• Lineate
• Lineated

)

Etymology

L. lineatus, p. p. of lineare to reduce to a straight line, fr. linea line.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) Marked with lines.
2. (Bot.) Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines; as, a lineate leaf.