acuminoseadj.

Brit.

/əˈkjuːmᵻnəʊs/,

/əˈkjuːmᵻnəʊz/, U.S.

/əˈkjuməˌnoʊs/,

/əˈkjuməˌnoʊz/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin acuminosus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin acuminosus pointed (1631 or earlier; 1583 or earlier in sense ‘having sharp wit’) < classical Latin acūmin- , acūmen acumen n. + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier acuminous adj., and also acuminated adj., acuminate adj.

Biology. rare.

Tapering gradually to a narrow but not pointed end.

ΚΠ

1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 385 Acuminose.., terminating gradually in a flat, narrow end.

1981 Copeia No. 3. 550 Mental [of a colubrid snake] rounded (acuminose) anteriorly, definitely broader than long.

1988 Systematic Bot. Monogr. 23 53 Lobes [of the corolla] broad, obtuse to truncate and often emarginate to narrowly acuminose or squarish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acuminose
释义	acuminoseadj. Brit. /əˈkjuːmᵻnəʊs/, /əˈkjuːmᵻnəʊz/, U.S. /əˈkjuməˌnoʊs/, /əˈkjuməˌnoʊz/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin acuminosus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin acuminosus pointed (1631 or earlier; 1583 or earlier in sense ‘having sharp wit’) < classical Latin acūmin- , acūmen acumen n. + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier acuminous adj., and also acuminated adj., acuminate adj. Biology. rare. Tapering gradually to a narrow but not pointed end. ΚΠ 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 385 Acuminose.., terminating gradually in a flat, narrow end. 1981 Copeia No. 3. 550 Mental [of a colubrid snake] rounded (acuminose) anteriorly, definitely broader than long. 1988 Systematic Bot. Monogr. 23 53 Lobes [of the corolla] broad, obtuse to truncate and often emarginate to narrowly acuminose or squarish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1832
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