apiculate
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of apiculate
From the New Latin word apiculātus, dating back to 1820–30. See apiculus, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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The third glume is slightly longer than the second, oblong-ovate, apiculate, 5-nerved and paleate; palea 1/8 inch obtuse.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The third glume and the succeeding flowering glumes are ovate-oblong, obtuse or apiculate, with sub-marginal lateral veins; palea are broadly oblong with silkily ciliate keels.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The fourth glume is slightly shorter than the third, oblong or elliptic, apiculate, minutely rugulose, thinly coriaceous, with bisexual flower; palea is similar to the glume in texture and markings.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The second glume is oblong or oblong-lanceolate, apiculate, chartaceous, 3-nerved and with a perfect flower; palea is as long as the glume, 2-nerved.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The style sometimes remains in a hardened form, rendering the fruit apiculate; at other times it falls off, leaving only traces of its existence.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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