Definition for CAR'I-NATE, or CAR'I-NA-TED

CAR'I-NATE, or CAR'I-NA-TED, a. [L. carinatus, from carina, a keel.]

In botany, shaped like the keel of a ship; having a longitudinal prominency on the back like a keel; applied to a calyx, corol or leaf. – Martyn.

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