- Tricostate
- Tricostate \Tri*cos"tate\, a. [Pref. tri- + costate.] (Bot.) Three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base. [1913 Webster]
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Tricostate
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tricostate — [trī käs′tāt΄] adj. [ TRI + COSTATE] Biol. having three ribs or riblike parts … English World dictionary
tricostate — (ˈ)trī+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tri + costate : having three costae * * * /truy kos tayt, kaw stayt/, adj. Bot., Zool. having three ribs, costae, or raised lines. [1860 65; TRI + COSTATE] * * * tricostate /trī… … Useful english dictionary
tricostate — adj. [Gr. treis, three; costa, rib] Having three ribs or ridges … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tricostate — /truy kos tayt, kaw stayt/, adj. Bot., Zool. having three ribs, costae, or raised lines. [1860 65; TRI + COSTATE] * * * … Universalium
tricostate — tri·costate … English syllables
tricostate — tri•cos•tate [[t]traɪˈkɒs teɪt, ˈkɔ steɪt[/t]] adj. bot zool. (of a plant or animal) having three ribs, costae, or raised lines • Etymology: 1860–65; tri +costatehaving ribs < Lcostātus=cost(a)rib + ātus ate I … From formal English to slang
tricostate — /traɪˈkɒsteɪt/ (say truy kostayt) adjective having three ribs, costae, or raised lines. {tri + costate} …
