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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