Bullate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bullate \Bul"late\ (b[u^]l"l[asl]t/), a. [L. bullatus, fr. bulla
     bubble.] (Biol.)
     Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Bullate leaf} (Bot.), a leaf, the membranous part of which


        rises between the veins puckered elevations convex on one
        side and concave on the other.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bullate
       adj : of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered