Tū'nĭ-cate or Tū'nĭ-cā'ted, a.

a. [Lat. tunicatus, p. p. of tunicare, to clothe with a tunic, from tunica, a tunic; Fr. tunique.]

1. (Bot.) Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicate bulb.
2. (Zoöl.) Having a tunic or an envelope so called; as, the tunicate mollusks.