striature

noun

stri·​a·​ture

ˈstrīəchə(r)

plural -s

: striation

Word History

Etymology

Latin striatura fact of having furrows or channels, arrangement of furrows, from striatus (past participle of striare to form furrows, from stria furrow, channel) + -ura -ure

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