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Meaning of BULLATE

Pronunciation:  'bûleyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (botany) of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered
 
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 Synonyms: rough, unsmooth
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bul"late\ (b[u^]l"l[asl]t/), a. [L. bullatus, fr. bulla
bubble.] (Biol.)
Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.
{Bullate leaf} (Bot.), a leaf, the membranous part of which
   rises between the veins puckered elevations convex on one
   side and concave on the other.
 

 

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