Definition of Ecostate

1. a. Having no ribs or nerves; -- said of a leaf.

Definition of Ecostate

1. Adjective. (botany of a leaf) Having no ribs or nerves. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ecostate

1. having no ribs [adj]

Medical Definition of Ecostate

1. Having no ribs or nerves; said of a leaf. Origin: Pref. E- + costate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ecostate

ecosocialism
ecosocialist
ecosocialists
ecosopher
ecosophers
ecosophical
ecosophically
ecosophies
ecosophy
ecospecies
ecosphere
ecospheres
ecostate (current term)
ecosystem
ecosystem altering
ecosystem dynamics
ecosystem function
ecosystem structure
ecosystemic
ecosystems
ecotage
ecotages
ecotax
ecotaxation
ecotaxes
ecotaxis
ecotecture

Literary usage of Ecostate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1916)
"D. ecostate. £. Entire. F. Acute or acuminate. Leucodon. ... ecostate or costa faint. E. Serrate. F. Acuminate. EE. Entire. F. Acute. Hypnum recurrent. ..."

2. Mosses with Hand-lens and Microscope: A Non-technical Hand-book of the More by Abel Joel Grout (1903)
"KEY 1. Leaves with a single long strong costa z. Leaves ecostate or with costa short and double 4. ..."

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