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echinulate

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e⋅chin⋅u⋅late

  [i-kin-yuh-lit, -leyt, i-kahyn-]
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–adjective
(of a plant or animal) having a covering of prickles or small spines.
Origin:
appar. echin(us) + -ule + -ate 1
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Main Entry: echi·nu·late
Pronunciation: i-'kin-y&-l&t, -'kIn-, -"lAt
Function: adjective
1 : set with small spines or prickles<echinulate spores>
2 : having a jagged outline with pointed outgrowths echinulate culture of bacteria> —echi·nu·la·tion /-"kin-y&-'lA-sh&n, -"kIn-/ noun
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