Explore Sulcate through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like fissure. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sulcate in a sentence
Sulcate meaning
Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows.
Synonyms of Sulcate
Using Sulcate
- The main meaning on this page is: Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows.
- Useful related words include: fissure.
Context around Sulcate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sulcate
- In this selection, "sulcate" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, african, tortoise and pollen stand out and add context to how "sulcate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include old african sulcate tortoise called and pollen as sulcate or colpate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sulcate" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sulcate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The orientation of furrows (relative to the original tetrad of microspores) classifies the pollen as sulcate or colpate. (18 words)
Sulcate pollen has a furrow across the middle of what was the outer face when the pollen grain was in its tetrad. (22 words)
Jackie Leek takes her giant pet tortoise - an eight-year-old African sulcate tortoise called Mr Miyagi - on regular walks to The Crossing Pub in Morcambe. (26 words)
Jackie Leek takes her giant pet tortoise - an eight-year-old African sulcate tortoise called Mr Miyagi - on regular walks to The Crossing Pub in Morcambe. (26 words)
Sulcate pollen has a furrow across the middle of what was the outer face when the pollen grain was in its tetrad. (22 words)
The orientation of furrows (relative to the original tetrad of microspores) classifies the pollen as sulcate or colpate. (18 words)
Example sentences (3)
Jackie Leek takes her giant pet tortoise - an eight-year-old African sulcate tortoise called Mr Miyagi - on regular walks to The Crossing Pub in Morcambe.
Sulcate pollen has a furrow across the middle of what was the outer face when the pollen grain was in its tetrad.
The orientation of furrows (relative to the original tetrad of microspores) classifies the pollen as sulcate or colpate.