sulcatedadj.
/ˈsʌlkeɪtɪd/ Natural History.
Sulcate.
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canalled1629
rimosous1656
rimose1676
sulcated1694
rimous1712
sulcous1750
canaliculate1760
sulcate1760
sulciform1822
sulculate1848
sulcal1889
sulcar1900
1694 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 178 The sides of the Astroites are always sulcated, or a little furrow'd.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Sulcated Leaf, one which has a great number of ridges all round it, with obtuse sinuses.
1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. i. 18 Their lower part is sulcated lengthways.
1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 41 The plaits distant, black, transversely sulcated with white.
1897 W. F. Kirby in M. Kingsley W. Africa 722 All the tibiæ sulcated, front tibiæ with conspicuously open foramina.
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