stri·ate (strī'āt')
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To mark with striae or striations.

adj. also stri·at·ed (-ā'tĭd)

1. Marked with striae; striped, grooved, or ridged.
2. Consisting of a stria or striae.

[From Latin striātus, furrowed, from stria, furrow. See stria.]

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