punctate (pungktat)

[ Nearly allied to this is the genus Bacillar i a;. valves have a longitudinal punctated keel. its W. B. Carpenter , Micros., § 285. Punctated curve, a curve with an acnode, or separate point. punctate-striate (pungk'tat-strī'āt), a. In entom., having str iæ or impre ed lines with punctures in them at more or le regular intervals. Also puncta to striate. punctate-sulcate (pungkʻtāt-sulʼkāt), а. In entom., sulcate or grooved, with punctures in the grooves. Also puncta to sulcate.