Galeate
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to a galea. not-comparable
- 2 Helmet-shaped. not-comparable
"[…]it has been transformed, except in a few taxa where lobules are always explanate, into a galeate water-sac, which is formed wholly from the lobule, with the external surface from the adaxial leaf surface."
Example
More examples"[…]it has been transformed, except in a few taxa where lobules are always explanate, into a galeate water-sac, which is formed wholly from the lobule, with the external surface from the adaxial leaf surface."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin galeātus (“helmeted”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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