Definition of "zonate" [zon•ate]

• Having zones; belted, striped, or ringed. (adjective)

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• "Sooty stripe (Ramulispora sorghi), zonate leaf spot"
• "It is remarkable for its peculiar odor, resembling, when fresh, that of an Ethiopian; for its tough, zonate pileus with a prominent white edge, and the stout irregular stem, resembling the stem of _Hydnum velutinum_."
• "= Polyporus leucophæus = Mont., is said to differ from this species in being more strongly zonate, and in the crust being whitish instead of reddish brown."