Canaliculate

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

  Canaliculate \Can`a*lic"u*late\, Canaliculated
  \Can`a*lic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. canaliculatus channeled, fr.
     canaliculus, dim. of canalis. See {Canal}.]
     Having a channel or groove, as in the leafstalks of most
     palms.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  canaliculate
       adj : having thin parallel channels; "canaliculate leafstalks of
             certain plants"