muricate

[ myoor-i-keyt ]

adjectiveBotany, Zoology.
  1. covered with short, sharp points.

Origin of muricate

1
1655–65; <Latin mūricātus like a murex, equivalent to mūric- (stem of mūrex) murex + -ātus-ate1
  • Also mu·ri·cat·ed [myoor-i-key-tid] /ˈmyʊər ɪˌkeɪ tɪd/ .

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muricate

muricated

/ (ˈmjʊərɪˌkeɪt) /


adjective
  1. biology having a surface roughened by numerous short points: muricate stems

Origin of muricate

1
C17: from Latin mūricātus pointed like a murex

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