muricate
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muricate
(myo͝or′ĭ-kāt′) also muricated
(-kā′tĭd)adj. Covered with many short spines.
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muricate
(of plant structures) having a surface roughened by short, sharp projections.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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