What does "punctated" mean?
Punctated: (Nat. Hist.) Dotted with small spots of color, or with minute depressions or pits.
Additional senses
- 2.Pointed; ending in a point or points.
- 3.(Nat. Hist.) Dotted with small spots of color, or with minute depressions or pits.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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