apiculate

[ uh-pik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

/ əˈpɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective Botany.

tipped with a short, abrupt point, as a leaf.

Nearby words

apicodental, apicoectomy, apicolysis, apicomplexan, apicotomy, apiculate, apiculture, apiculus, apiece, apiezon, apiology

Origin of apiculate

From the New Latin word apiculātus, dating back to 1820–30. See apiculus, -ate¹

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Examples from the Web for apiculate

The spores (fig. 28 a) are oval, with a little point at one end (apiculate).
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith
The third glume is slightly longer than the second, oblong-ovate, apiculate, 5-nerved and paleate; palea 1/8 inch obtuse.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for apiculate

apiculate

/ (əˈpɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

adjective

(of leaves) ending in a short sharp point

Word Origin for apiculate

C19: from New Latin apiculātus, from apiculus a short point, from apex

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