What is "annulate"

Annulate \An"nu*late\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Annulata.

Annulate \An"nu*late\, Annulated \An"nu*la`ted\a. [L. annulatus.]

1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Annulata.

a. 1 Having an annular form or shape. 2 (context botany English) Describes a fern sporangium that has an annulus. 3 (context mycology English) Describes a mushroom with an annulus on the stipe. n. (context zoology English) One of the Annulata.

adj. shaped like a ring [syn: annular, annulated, circinate, circular, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped]