keeled adj 1: having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" [syn: {ridged}, {carinate}, {carinated}, {keeled}]
Keeled \Keeled\, a. 1. (Bot.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale. [1913 Webster]
Keel \Keel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Keeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeling}.] 1. To traverse with a keel; to navigate. [1913 Webster] 2. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom. [1913 Webster] {To keel over}, to upset; to capsize. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]