Meaning & use
sulcate
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marked with grooves or furrows, especially in botany or anatomy
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The beetle's sulcate shell had deep, parallel grooves running its length.
Botanists noted the sulcate stem as a key feature for identifying the species.
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From Latin 'sulcus' (furrow), the same root behind 'sulcus' in anatomy, describing the grooves of the brain.
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