foraminate

foraminate or fo·ram·i·nous [fuh-ram-uh-nit] Word Origin adjective

1. full of holes or foramina.

Origin of foraminate 1590–1600; Late Latin forāminātus bored, pierced, equivalent to forāmin- (stem of forāmen) foramen + -ātus -ate1 Related formsfo·ram·i·na·tion, noun