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tessellate

[′tes·ə‚lāt]
(botany)
Marked by a pattern of small squares resembling a tiled pavement.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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