costellate

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costellate

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Borrowed from New Latin costellātus, from costella (“small rib”) + -ātus, from costa (“rib”) + -ella (forms diminutives), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Finely ribbed or costate.

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@misc{costellate_2026,
  title = {costellate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/costellate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}