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Webster 1913 Edition
Tunicated
{
Tu′ni-cate
,Tu′ni-caˊted
, }Adj.
[L.
tunicatus
, p. p. of tunicare
to clothe with a tunic, fr. tunica
a tunic.] 1.
(Bot.)
Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers;
as, a
. tunicated
bulb2.
(Zool.)
(a)
Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata.
(b)
Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tunicated
TU'NICATED
,Adj.
A tunicated bulb, is one composed of numerous concentric coats, as an onion.