Definitions

1. verb

to form or become marked with small depressions or pits, typically in a rock or stone

“The geologist noticed that the ancient rock had begun to fossulate over time.”

2. verb

to form or create small depressions or pits in a surface, especially in a rock or stone

“The acid solution was able to fossulate the surface of the metal, creating tiny pits.”

3. noun

a small depression or pit, typically in a rock or stone

“The fossil hunter carefully examined the fossilized leaf, which had numerous fossulate marks.”