Carinated

2 definitions found

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

  Carinate \Car"i*nate\, Carinated \Car"i*na`ted\a. [L. carinatus,
     fr. carina keel.]
     Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or
     keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a
     bird).
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  carinated
       adj 1: having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship;
              "a carinate sepal" [syn: {ridged}, {carinate}, {keeled}]
       2: having or shaped like a carina or keel [syn: {carinate}, {ridged},
           {keeled}]