Having a bubbling, blistering, or bumpy surface; in botany, having a puffy or swollen appearance with rounded protuberances.
From Latin 'bullatus,' meaning bubbled or swollen, derived from 'bulla' (bubble, blister). Used in scientific terminology.
Botanical and medical descriptions need precise language for texture—'bullate' means you can see it's got those bubble-like bumps just by looking, a shorthand that scientists use to avoid long descriptions!
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