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apices

[ ey-puh-seez, ap-uh- ]

noun

  1. a plural of apex.


apices

/ ˈæpɪˌsiːz; ˈeɪ- /

noun

  1. See apex
    a plural of apex


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The itching is intense, and in consequence their apices are excoriated.

The stri diverging outwards from the apices of the cones must be carefully distinguished from the stri of the cones themselves.

The elaters are never fusiform, the apices always abrupt in their acumination, and the sculpture irregular and uneven.

The palpi are large, with their apices nearly touching, and furnished with long spines.

The palpi are of large size, with their bristly apices touching each other.

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