corticate

English

Etymology

Latin corticatus.

Adjective

corticate (not comparable)

  1. sheathed in bark or in a cortex
    Antonym: ecorticate

Noun

corticate (plural corticates)

  1. Any of the common ancestors of Plantae and Chromista (or chromalveolates or other grouping of similar organisms).
    Synonym: bikont

References
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