STRIATE, STRIATED adjective 1. Formed with small channels; channeled. 2. In botany, streaked; marked or scored with superficial or very slender lines; marked with fine parallel lines. Striated fracture, in mineralogy, consists of long narrow separable parts laid on or beside each other.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI