Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MU'RI-CA-TED
MU'RI-CA-TED, a. [L. muricatus, from murex, the point of a rock.]
- Formed with sharp points, full of sharp points or prickles.
- In botany, having the surface covered with sharp points, or armed with prickles. Lee. Martyn.
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