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catenulate
[kuh-ten-yuh-lit, -leyt]
adjective
characterized by a chainlike form, as certain bacterial colonies.
catenulate
/ kəˈtɛnjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt /
adjective
(of certain spores) formed in a row or chain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catenulate1
1875–80; < Late Latin ŧԳܱ ( a ), diminutive of Latin ŧԲ chain + -ate 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catenulate1
C19: from Latin ŧԳܱa, diminutive of ŧԲ chain
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A fine widely branching species, in which the catenulate aspect is more evident to the eye than in almost any other.
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