muricate
[ myoor-i-keyt ]
adjectiveBotany, Zoology.
covered with short, sharp points.
Origin of muricate
1- Also mu·ri·cat·ed [myoor-i-key-tid] /ˈmyʊər ɪˌkeɪ tɪd/ .
Words Nearby muricate
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How to use muricate in a sentence
Follicles oblong or ovate, often somewhat muricate with soft spinous projections.
Follicles turgid, mostly muricate with soft warty projections, sometimes ribbed.
British Dictionary definitions for muricate
muricate
muricated
/ (ˈmjʊərɪˌkeɪt) /
adjective
biology having a surface roughened by numerous short points: muricate stems
Origin of muricate
1C17: from Latin mūricātus pointed like a murex
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