CARINATE, CARINATED
\kˈaɹɪnˌe͡ɪt], \kˈaɹɪnˌeɪt], \k_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t]\
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Shaped like a keel: keeled: specifically, (a) in bot. having a longitudinal ridge like a keel: applied to a calyx, corolla, or leaf; (b) in zool. applied to those birds whose sternum is keeled, a character of all existing birds except the cursorial.
By Daniel Lyons
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.
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