Tricurvate

Tricurvate
Tricurvate Tri*cur"vate (tr[-i]*k[^u]r"v[asl]t), a. [Pref. tri- + curvate.] (Zo["o]l.) Curved in three directions; as, a tricurvate spicule (see Illust. of {Spicule}). [1913 Webster]

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