Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
punctate
"dotted, marked with dots," 1760, from Modern Latin punctuatus, from Latin punctum "point" (see point). Related: Punctation.
Wiktionary
punctate
a. marked by spots, dots, points, or puncture#Nouns.
Usage examples of "punctate".
Dolphin's Barn: the transliterated name and address of the addresser of the 3 letters in reversed alphabetic boustrophedonic punctated quadrilinear cryptogram (vowels suppressed) N.