muricate

Also mu·ri·cat·ed

[myoor-i-keyt]

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

1. covered with short, sharp points.

muricate

/ ˈmjʊərɪˌkeɪt /

adjective

1. biology having a surface roughened by numerous short points

   muricate stems

Word History and Origins

Origin of muricate¹

1655–65; < Latin mūricātus like a murex, equivalent to mūric- (stem of mūrex ) murex + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of muricate¹

C17: from Latin mūricātus pointed like a _murex

Example Sentences

Spores large, reddish, minutely muricate.

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Follicles turgid, mostly muricate with soft warty projections, sometimes ribbed.

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Silvery-mealy, diffusely spreading; leaves oblong, narrowed at base, nearly sessile; fruiting bracts broadly wedge-shaped, united, 3-nerved, 2–5 toothed at the summit, and usually strongly muricate and reticulate on the sides.—Sandy beaches, along the coast, Mass. to Fla. 3.

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Filament slender; anther 2-celled, didymous; the cells dehiscent transversely; pollen-grains large, spherical, muricate.

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Pod prickly or muricate, short, nearly indehiscent.

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