guttate
/ˈɡʌteɪt/
adjective
- Having or resembling drops; marked with drop-like spots or shapes.
- Botanists described the leaf as guttate because of the small, round spots along its edges.
- The guttate pattern on the butterfly's wings looked like tiny droplets of paint.
- The artist used a guttate technique, flicking paint to create a dotted effect on the canvas.