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muticous

American  
[myoo-ti-kuhs] / ˈmyu tɪ kəs /
Or muticate

adjective

  1. Botany.  having no pointed process or awn; awnless.

  2. Zoology.  Also mutic lacking certain defensive structures, as spines or claws.

muticous British  
/ ˈmjuːtɪkəs /

adjective

  1. Also: muticate.  botany lacking an awn, spine, or point

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Etymology

Origin of muticous

1855–60; < Latin muticus curtailed; mutilate

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