canaliculate

adjective

can·​a·​lic·​u·​late

-lə̇t,

-ˌlāt

variants or less commonly canaliculated

-ˌlātə̇d

: grooved or channeled longitudinally

the canaliculate leafstalk of certain palms

Word History

Etymology

Latin canaliculatus channeled, from canaliculus + -atus -ate

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