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muricate

[ 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of muricate1

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

Origin of muricate1

C17: from Latin mūricātus pointed like a murex
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Example Sentences

Follicles oblong or ovate, often somewhat muricate with soft spinous projections.

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

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