bicostate

English

Etymology

From bi- +‎ costate.

Adjective

bicostate (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as in a leaf.
    bicostate at the base
    shortly bicalcarate
  2. (zoology, said of shells) having two ribs
  3. (zoology) having two lines
    bicalcarate insects

References

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