Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PUNCTATE, PUNCTATED
a.[L. punctus, pungo.] Pointed. 1. In botany, perforated; full of small holes; having hollow dots scattered over the surface.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PUNCTATED; PUNCTATED
Punc "ta *ted, Punc "ta *ted, a. Etym: [From L. punctum point. See Point .]
1. Pointed; ending in a point or points.
2. (Nat. Hist. )
Defn: Dotted with small spots of color, or with minute depressions or pits.
PUNCTATOR
PUNCTATOR Punc *ta "tor, n.
Defn: One who marks with points. specifically, one who writes Hebrew with points; -- applied to a Masorite. E. Robinson.
New American Oxford Dictionary
puncta
punc ta |ˈpəNGktə ˈpəŋktə | plural form of punctum.
punctae
punc tae |ˈpəNGktē, -ˌtī ˈpəŋkti | ▶plural noun Biology minute rounded dots or spots of color, or small elevations or depressions on a surface. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ).
punctate
punc tate |ˈpəNGkˌtāt ˈpəŋkteɪt | ▶adjective Biology studded with or denoting dots or tiny holes. DERIVATIVES punc ta tion |ˌpəNGkˈtāSHən |noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin punctum ‘point ’ + -ate 2 .
Oxford Dictionary
puncta
puncta |ˈpʌŋ (k )tə (r )| plural form of punctum.
punctae
punctae |ˈpʌŋ (k )tiː | ▶plural noun Biology minute rounded dots or spots of colour, or small elevations or depressions on a surface. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ).
punctate
punctate |ˈpʌŋ (k )teɪt | ▶adjective Biology studded with or denoting dots or tiny holes. DERIVATIVES punctation |-ˈteɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin punctum ‘point ’ + -ate 2 .
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