guttateadj.
/ˈɡʌteɪt/, U.S. /ˈɡədˌeɪt/ In the form of drops; furnished with drops, spotted as if by drops.
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guttated1727
maculose1727
punctated1752
punctate1760
puncticulate1800
punctuated1821
guttate1826
punctiform1839
tripunctate1872
guttiform1874
triguttulate1887
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 285 Guttate,..sprinkled with guttæ.
1876 J. Ruskin Deucalion I. xi. 196 The silica..is stuck together just as if it had fallen in drops, which is what I mean by calling Hyalite characteristically ‘guttate’.
1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 415 Guttate, Guttulate, furnished with one or more spherical drops; synonym for nucleate.
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