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muricate

[myoor-i-keyt]

adjective Botany, Zoology.

covered with short, sharp points.

Also, mu·ri·cat·ed.

Origin:
1655–65; < Latin mūricātus like a murex, equivalent to mūric- (stem of mūrex) murex + -ātus -ate¹

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plants with true roots, stems and leaves dispersed by spores because they don't produce seeds

method of forming complex organic materials using sunlight as energy source

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muricate or muricated (ˈmjʊərɪˌkeɪt)

—*adj*
	biology having a surface roughened by numerous short points: muricate stems

[C17: from Latin mūricātus pointed like a murex]

muricated or muricated

—*adj*

[C17: from Latin mūricātus pointed like a murex]

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