Lineate

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

  Lineate \Lin"e*ate\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[asl]t), Lineated \Lin"e*a`ted\
     (l[i^]n"[-e]*[=a]`t[e^]d), a. [L. lineatus, p. p. of lineare
     to reduce to a straight line, fr. linea line.]
     1. (Zool.) Marked with lines.
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     2. (Bot.) Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel
        lines; as, a lineate leaf.
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