<biology> Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.

<botany> Bullate leaf, a leaf, the membranous part of which rises between the veins puckered elevations convex on one side and concave on the other.

Origin: L. Bullatus, fr. Bulla bubble.

(01 Mar 1998)

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