fenestrateadj.
/fɪˈnɛstrət/ 1. Having small perforations or openings like a window. Chiefly Botany and Zoology.
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the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > full of holes or slits
perforated1678
vermiculated1731
punched1793
pertused1800
pertuse1815
fenestrate1835
pertusate1879
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > having an aperture > having perforations or pores
porosea1400
fenestrate1835
1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 21 The..phragma has a slit in its centre, and is said to be fenestrate.
1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 514 Parietes fenestrate.
1860 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. (new ed.) §555 The replum..sometimes exhibits perforations, becoming fenestrate.
1874 M. C. Cooke Fungi 132 The sporidia in Hysterium proper are..sometimes fenestrate.
2. Entomology. = fenestrated adj. 3.
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1842 in W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit., & Art
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
fenestratev.
/fɪˈnɛstreɪt/ rare.
transitive. To furnish (a bandage) with small holes or openings.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by topical applications > treat by topical applications [verb (transitive)] > bandage > furnish bandage with openings
fenestrate1887
1887 Lancet 24 Sept. 604/1 Harelip strapping..is fenestrated, and cut into strips.
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adj.1835v.1887