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.

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Origin of muricate

1655–65; < Latin mūricātus like a murex, equivalent to mūric- (stem of mūrex) murex + -ātus -ate¹

Words nearby muricate

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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