echinulate
[ ih-kin-yuh-lit, -leyt, ih-kahyn- ]
/ ɪˈkɪn yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ɪˈkaɪn- /
adjective
(of a plant or animal) having a covering of prickles or small spines.
Words nearby echinulate
echinococcus,
echinococcus cyst,
echinoderm,
echinodermatous,
echinoid,
echinulate,
echinus,
echium,
echiurid,
echiuroid,
echo
Example sentences from the Web for echinulate
The spores are more or less globose, and rough or echinulate, at least in many species.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt CookeThe sporidia in many cases are large, reticulated, echinulate or verrucose, and mostly somewhat globose.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt CookeEchinulate, term applied to minute spinous processes, on the spores for example.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. |George Francis Atkinson