Lexic.us

Medical Definition of Tunicated

1. 1. Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb. 2. Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata. Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects. Origin: L. Tunicatus, p. P. Of tunicare to clothe with a tunic, fr. Tunica a tunic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Tunicated

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1. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"They are characterized by tunicated bulbs, linear or broad radical leaves from the bases of which rises the scape three inches to two feet or more tall, ..."

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