operculate
or o·per·cu·lat·ed
[ oh-pur-kyuh-lit, -leyt or oh-pur-kyuh-ley-tid ]
/ oʊˈpɜr kyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt or oʊˈpɜr kyəˌleɪ tɪd /
adjective
having an operculum.
Words nearby operculate
operatize,
operator,
operator gene,
operatory,
opercle,
operculate,
operculitis,
operculum,
opere citato,
operetta,
operon
Example sentences from the Web for operculate
Operculate, furnished with a lid (Operculum), as the spore-case of Mosses, 163.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayWe are not aware that operculate asci have yet been detected.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt CookeExternal aperture of ear always very large, frequently excessive, simple or operculate.
A Synopsis of the Birds of North America |John James Audubon