catenulate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
    catenate.
  2. adjective satellite having a chainlike form
    chainlike.
    • catenulate bacterial cell colonies

WordNet

Ca*ten"u*late adjective
Etymology
L. catenuia, dim. of catena chain.
Definitions
  1. Consisting of little links or chains.
  2. (Zoöl.) Chainlike; -- said both or color marks and of indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as on shells, etc.

Webster 1913