KEELED - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] having or shaped like a carina or keel [adj] having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal"

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	Synonyms:	carinate, carinate, carinated, carinated, ridged, ridged


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Keeled\, a. 1. (Bot.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Of leaves or bracts, folded and ridged along the midrib.