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English
Etymology
From Latin corticatus.
Adjective
corticate (not comparable)
- sheathed in bark or in a cortex
- Antonym: ecorticate
Noun
corticate (plural corticates)
- Any of the common ancestors of Plantae and Chromista (or chromalveolates or other grouping of similar organisms).
- Synonym: bikont
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