Antonyms for punctate

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : puhngk-teyt or puhngk-tey-tid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌŋk teɪt or ˈpʌŋk teɪ tɪd

Definition of punctate

Origin : "dotted, marked with dots," 1760, from Modern Latin punctuatus, from Latin punctum "point" (see point). Related: Punctation.

As in speckled : adj dotted
As in dotted : adj spotted
As in mottle : verb speckle

Example sentences :

Stri lineate on the lower part of the valve, punctate on the keel.
Extract from : « The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity » by Charles Sumner Boyer

Punctate, dotted, either with minute holes or what look as such.
Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray

All three shell specimens are edge-incised, and two have punctate designs.
Extract from : « A Burial Cave in Baja California » by William C. Massey

Most of the specimens from the Edwards Plateau have a punctate pattern (Fig. 9).
Extract from : « A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope » by John D. Lynch

Valve lanceolate; cost slightly radiate, punctate; median area broad, lanceolate.
Extract from : « The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity » by Charles Sumner Boyer

Valve elliptical-lanceolate, obtuse at the apices; pseudoraphe indistinct; stri, 17 in 10 , punctate.
Extract from : « The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity » by Charles Sumner Boyer

Valve semicircular, with obtuse apices; stri transverse, punctate; terminal nodules minute and indistinct.
Extract from : « The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity » by Charles Sumner Boyer

Axial area absent on the dorsal side; dorsal stri, 10 in 10 , punctate.
Extract from : « The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity » by Charles Sumner Boyer

Ventral part hyaline except at the ends, which are obliquely striated, with short, punctate lines.
Extract from : « The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity » by Charles Sumner Boyer

Central nodule dilated to a stauros; stri transverse, punctate.
Extract from : « The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity » by Charles Sumner Boyer

Synonyms for punctate

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