pelliculate

adjective

pel·​lic·​u·​late

-lə̇t,

-ˌlāt

: characterized by or covered with a pellicle : pellicular

Word History

Etymology

probably from (assumed) New Latin pelliculatus, from Medieval Latin pellicula + Latin -atus -ate

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