muricate
adjective
mu·ri·cate
ˈmyu̇rəˌkāt,
-kə̇t
variants or less commonly muricated
-ˌkātə̇d
: 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
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