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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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

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

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 .