Canaliculate \Can`a*lic"u*late\, Canaliculated \Can`a*lic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. canaliculatus channeled, fr. canaliculus, dim. of canalis. See {Canal}.] Having a channel or groove, as in the leafstalks of most palms.
canaliculate adj : having thin parallel channels; "canaliculate leafstalks of certain plants"