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Definition of: striate
(strī′āt) adjective
1. Having fine linear markings; grooved.
2. Constituting a stria or striae. Also stri′at·ed.
—v.i. ·at·ed, ·at·ing To mark with striae. [<L striatus, pp. of striare groove <stria a groove]
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