apiculate
[ uh-pik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]
adjectiveBotany.
tipped with a short, abrupt point, as a leaf.
Origin of apiculate
1Words Nearby apiculate
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How to use apiculate in a sentence
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 AchariyarThe spores (fig. 28 a) are oval, with a little point at one end (apiculate).
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope | John William GriffithThe distal end is usually acute, but may be somewhat apiculate.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. CambronThe distal end is usually apiculate or obtuse; rarely acute.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. Cambron
British Dictionary definitions for apiculate
apiculate
/ (əˈpɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /
adjective
(of leaves) ending in a short sharp point
Origin of apiculate
1C19: from New Latin apiculātus, from apiculus a short point, from apex
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