corticate

English

Etymology

From 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

Related terms

• decorticate

References

• Corticata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “corticate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.