muricate
/ˈmjʊərɪkət
/adjective Botany & Zoology
Studded with short rough points.For example, a specimen-dependent (not species-dependent) character such as the pustules of the muricate texture ranks first from the ninth harmonic....
- The group was initially characterized by small and globular taxa with a muricate funnel-pore wall texture.
- When dried, the emergences are sometimes difficult to see, resembling flattened, near-hyaline scales or giving the calyx wall a muricate or roughened appearance.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin muricatus 'shaped like a murex'.
- head louse
- head-lugged
- head-maker
- headman
- headmark
- headmaster
- headmasterdom
- headmasterly
- headmastership
- head matter
- head metal
- headmistress
- headmistress-ship
- headmistressy
- head mold
- head molding
- head-mold-shot
- head money
- headmost
- head mould
- head moulding
- head-mould-shot
- headmount
- head-mounted
- head net