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spiculate

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[spik-yuh-leyt, -lit] / ˈspɪk yəˌleɪt, -lɪt /

Also spicular

adjective

having the form of a spicule.
covered with or having spicules; consisting of spicules.

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Origin of spiculate

1825–35; < Latin spīculātus, equivalent to spīcul ( um ) ( see spicule) + -ātus -ate ¹

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