muticate

adjective

mu·​ti·​cate

-təˌkāt,

-tə̇kə̇t

variants or less commonly muticous

-tə̇kəs

: growing without an awn or point

Word History

Etymology

muticate from Latin muticus docked + English -ate; muticous from Latin muticus

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