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   muricate

   /ˈmjʊərɪkət/

   adjective

   • 1. studded with short rough points.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin muricatus ‘shaped like a murex’.

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   What does muricate mean?

   • Follicles oblong or ovate, often somewhat muricate with soft spinous projections. Follicles turgid, mostly muricate with soft warty projections, sometimes ribbed. Muricate definition: covered with short, sharp points.. See examples of MURICATE used in a sentence.

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   What does muriate mean?

   • from past participle of obsolete muriate to pickle in brine, from Latin muria + English -ate, verb suffix Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

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   What does the term muricatus mean?

   • From Latin muricatus, derived from the word murex ('a pointed rock or stone'). Muricatus is used to describe seeds that are boat-shaped, incurved, or have a pointed back.

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   What is a muricate stem?

   • (Biology) biology having a surface roughened by numerous short points: muricate stems. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 covered with short, sharp spines or prickles.

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   Follicles oblong or ovate, often somewhat muricate with soft spinous projections. Follicles turgid, mostly muricate with soft warty projections, sometimes ribbed. Muricate definition: covered with short, sharp points.. See examples of MURICATE used in a sentence.

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   muricate. Biology having a surface roughened by numerous short points.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective muricate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   : roughened with sharp hard points compare echinate. Word History. Etymology. muricate from Latin muricatus pointed like a purple fish, from muric-, murex purple shell + -atus -ate; muricated from Latin muricatus + English -ed. Love words?

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   Define muricate. muricate synonyms, muricate pronunciation, muricate translation, English dictionary definition of muricate. also mu·ri·cat·ed adj. Covered with many short spines. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Muricate definition: Rough, with short, sharp points.

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   muricate (English) Alternative forms. muricated. Origin & history. From Latin muricatus, from murex ("a pointed rock or stone"). Adjective. muricate. (biology) covered with short rough points or studs. (mycology) covered with crystals.