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tuberculate

UK
/tjuːˈbɜːkjʊleɪt/
US
/tjuˈbɜrkjʊleɪt/

Translations

tuberculateverb
tuberculated
Past Simple
tuberculated
Past Participle
tuberculating
Gerund
UK
/tjuːˈbɜː.kjʊ.lət/
US
/tuˈbɜr.kjə.lət/
tuberculerBotanique, zoologie. Devenir couvert de tubercules ou de petites saillies arrondies.
The surface of the leaf began to tuberculate as the disease progressed.
La surface de la feuille a commencé à tuberculer à mesure que la maladie პროგressait.
tuberculateadjective
more tuberculate
Comp.
most tuberculate
Super.
UK
/tjuːˈbɜːkjʊleɪt/
US
/tjuˈbɜrkjʊleɪt/
tuberculéBotanique, zoologie. Se dit d’une surface couverte de petites saillies arrondies.
The tuberculate skin of the toad provided it with excellent camouflage in the rocky terrain.
La peau tuberculée du crapaud lui offrait un excellent camouflage dans le terrain rocheux.
Additional translations
mamelonnéPlus général, pour une surface présentant de petites bosses arrondies.
Synonyms
bumpy
lumpy
tubercled
nodular
knobby

Definitions

tuberculateverb
To form or develop into small, rounded projections or nodules.
The surface of the leaf began to tuberculate as the disease progressed.
tuberculateadjective
Having small, rounded projections or bumps on the surface.
The tuberculate skin of the toad provided it with excellent camouflage in the rocky terrain.
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