a. [f. L. catēnula, dim. of catēna chain + -ATE2 2.] a. Bot. Formed of parts united end to end like the links of a chain. b. Zool. Having on the surface a series of oblong tubercles resembling a chain.
1880. Gray, Bot. Text-bk., 401.
a. [f. L. catēnula, dim. of catēna chain + -ATE2 2.] a. Bot. Formed of parts united end to end like the links of a chain. b. Zool. Having on the surface a series of oblong tubercles resembling a chain.
1880. Gray, Bot. Text-bk., 401.
