costellate

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adjective

Finely ribbed or costate.

OriginNew Latin costellātus →
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Meanings

adjectivecostellate (comparative more costellate, superlative most costellate)

comparative more costellate · superlative most costellate

  1. Finely ribbed or costate.

Origin

  1. New Latincostellātus
  2. Englishcostellate

Borrowed from New Latin costellātus, from costella (“small rib”) + -ātus, from costa (“rib”) + -ella (forms diminutives), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

costellate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costellate

MLA

“costellate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costellate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “costellate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costellate.

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