ulcerate
/AH0 L S ER0 EY1 T/verb
- 1
To cause an ulcer to develop.
“The surface was ulcerated by trauma.”
- 2
To become ulcerous.
“The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.”
adjective
- 1
(of a pollen grain) Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
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