apiculate

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

adjective

Botany.

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

apiculate

/ əˈpɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. (of leaves) ending in a short sharp point

Word History and Origins

Origin of apiculate¹

From the New Latin word apiculātus, dating back to 1820–30. See apiculus, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of apiculate¹

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

Example Sentences

The style sometimes remains in a hardened form, rendering the fruit apiculate; at other times it falls off, leaving only traces of its existence.

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The nodding, lenticular, umbilicate sporangium, barely attached to the apiculate stipe, is sufficient to distinguish this elegant little species, recognized and quite aptly characterized by mycologists for more than one hundred years.

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The spores are globose and smooth, often apiculate.

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The third glume is apiculate, hardened in fruit.

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The first glume is small, oblong, obtuse or apiculate.

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