Straticulate Definition
stră-tĭkyə-lĭt
adjective
Having thin layers.
American Heritage
(geology) Said of sedimentary rock exhibiting thin layers, whether or not they contol how the rock breaks. Compare with laminated.
The thick-bedded dolostone's straticulate character was brought out as fine etched parallel grooves on the broken surfaces by weathering.
Wiktionary
Origin of Straticulate
From stratum
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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