MUTICOUS

Etymology

Adjective

muticous (comparative more muticous, superlative most muticous)

(botany, zoology) Without a point or pointed process; blunt.

Source: Wiktionary


Mu"tic, Mu"ti*cous, a. Etym: [L. muticus, for mutilus. See Mutilate.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Without a point or pointed process; blunt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

20 January 2025

CHELICERA

(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

coffee icon