muricate
or mu·ri·cat·ed
[ myoo r-i-keyt or myoor-i-key-tid ]
/ ˈmyʊər ɪˌkeɪt or ˈmyʊər ɪˌkeɪ tɪd /
adjective Botany, Zoology.
covered with short, sharp points.
Nearby words
murgeon, murghob, muriate, muriatic, muriatic acid, muricate, muriel, murillo, murine, murine opossum, murine typhus
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British Dictionary definitions for muricate
muricate
muricated
/ (ˈmjʊərɪˌkeɪt) /
adjective
biology having a surface roughened by numerous short pointsmuricate stems
Word Origin for muricate
C17: from Latin mūricātus pointed like a murex
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