Muricate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Muricate \Mu"ri*cate\, Muricated \Mu"ri*ca`ted\, a. [L.
     muricatus, fr. murex a pointed rock or stone.]
     Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points or of pickles;
     covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp points or
     excrescences.
     [1913 Webster]