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/myooh"ti keuhs/, adj.1. Bot. having no pointed process or awn; awnless.Also, muticate.[1855-60; < L muticus curtailed; cf. MUTILATE]
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muticous — [myo͞ot′i kəs] adj. [L muticus, curtailed, docked, var. of mutilus: see MUTILATE] Bot. lacking a point or awn; blunt … English World dictionary
Muticous — Mutic Mu tic, Muticous Mu ti*cous, a. [L. muticus, for mutilus. See {Mutilate}.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Without a point or pointed process; blunt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muticous — mu·ti·cous … English syllables
muticous — adjective see muticate … Useful english dictionary
Mutic — Mu tic, Muticous Mu ti*cous, a. [L. muticus, for mutilus. See {Mutilate}.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Without a point or pointed process; blunt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mutic — a. Zoology, lacking normal defensive parts, as claws, etc. ♦ muticous, a. lacking a point … Dictionary of difficult words
