See Also: muricate(medicine)
muricate(dictionary)

muricate (iou)



muricate adjective. M17.
[Latin muricatus shaped like a murex, from muric-, MUREX: see -ATE2.]
Botany & Zoology. Having sharp points, studded with short rough projections. Formerly also, ending in a long sharp point, like the murex.
Also muricated adjective E18.