COSTATE


Meaning of COSTATE in English

/kos"teuht, kaw"stayt/ , adj.

1. Anat. having ribs.

2. (of mosses) having a midrib or costa.

[ 1810-20; costatus having ribs, ribbed, equiv. to cost ( a ) rib + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .