subulate

[ soo-byuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjectiveBiology.
  1. slender, somewhat cylindrical, and tapering to a point; awl-shaped.

Origin of subulate

1
1750–60; <New Latin sūbulātus, equivalent to Latin sūbul(a) awl + -ātus-ate1

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subulate

/ (ˈsuːbjəlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /


adjective
  1. (esp of plant parts) tapering to a point; awl-shaped

Origin of subulate

1
C18: from New Latin subulatus like an awl, from Latin sūbula awl

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