Meaning of CANCELLATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kansu`leyt
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- [adj] (anatomy) having an open or latticed or porous structure
- [adj] (botany) having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
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| | Synonyms: | | cancellated, cancellous, cellular, clathrate, reticular, reticulate, reticulated |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Can"cel*late\, a. [L. cancellatus, p. p. of
cancellare, See {Cancel}, v. t.]
1. (Bot.) Consisting of a network of veins, without
intermediate parenchyma, as the leaves of certain plants;
latticelike.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the surface coveres with raised lines,
crossing at right angles.
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| | Definition: | | Latticed, or resembling a latticed construction, usually said of a surface such as that of an achene or seed. |
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