muricate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin muricatus, from murex (a pointed rock or stone).

Adjective

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muricate

  1. (biology) covered with short rough points or studs
  2. (mycology) covered with crystals

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Latin

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Adjective

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mūricāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of mūricātus