{ Lin″e‐ate (lĭn″ē̍‐ā̍t), Lin″e‐a′ted (–ā′tĕd), } a. [L. lineatus, p. p. of lineare to reduce to a straight line, fr. linea line.] 1. (Zoöl.) Marked with lines.
2. (Bot.) Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines; as, a lineate leaf.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.