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mu·ri·cate M0487400 (myo͝or′ĭ-kāt′) also mu·ri·cat·ed (-kā′tĭd)adj. Covered with many short spines.
[Latin mūricātus, shaped like a murex, pointed, from mūrex, murex.]muricate (ˈmjʊərɪˌkeɪt) or muricatedadj (Biology) biology having a surface roughened by numerous short points: muricate stems. [C17: from Latin mūricātus pointed like a murex]mu•ri•cate (ˈmyʊər ɪˌkeɪt) also mu′ri•cat`ed,
adj. covered with short, sharp spines or prickles. [1655–65; < Latin mūricātus like a murex =mūric- (s. of mūrex) murex + -ātus -ate1] muricateenUK
muricate[′myu̇r·ə‚kāt] (zoology) Covered with sharp, hard points. muricateenUK
muricate (myo͝or′ĭ-kāt′) also muricated (-kā′tĭd)adj. Covered with many short spines.muricate (of plant structures) having a surface roughened by short, sharp projections. |