Costate

2 definitions found

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

  Costate \Cos"tate\ (k?s"t?t), Costated \Cos"ta*ted\ (-t?-t?d),
     a. [L. costatus, fr. costa rib.]
     Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs; (Bot.) having one or
     more longitudinal ribs.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  costate
       adj 1: (of the surface of shells) having a rough, rib-like texture
              [syn: {ribbed}]
       2: having ribs