vermiculation noun. [vǝmɪkjʊ'leɪʃ(ǝ)n] E17.
[Latin vermiculatio(n-), formed as VERMICULATE adjective: see -ATION.]
1. The fact or condition of being infested with or eaten by worms. Long obsolete exc. fig. E17.

2. Physiology. = PERISTALSIS. M17-E18.

3. A sinuous boring or marking made by, or resembling the track of, a worm. Usu. in pl. L17.
b. Vermiculated marking or ornamentation; a pattern of fine wavy lines. M19.

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