subulate

[ soo-byuh-lit, -leyt ]

/ ˈsu byə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective Biology.

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

Origin of subulate

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

Words nearby subulate

subtropical cyclone, subtropical high, subtropics, subtweet, subtype, subulate, subumbrella, subungual, subunit, subunit vaccine, suburb

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Example sentences from the Web for subulate

Stipules nearly free, subulate, or very narrow, usually deciduous.
Parsons on the Rose|Samuel Browne Parsons
The pharyngeal teeth are subulate and acute, and of unequal heights.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.|J Lort Stokes
Receptacle convex to subulate, chaffy, the scarious chaff not embracing the smooth dorsally compressed achenes.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Tentacula depressed, subulate, at the external base of which are the eyes.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume II|William Swainson

The leaf-sheath is glabrous or slightly hairy, the upper ones being shorter and dilated into spathes with subulate tips.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for subulate

subulate

/ (ˈsuːbjəlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for subulate

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

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单词	subulate
释义	subulate [ soo-byuh-lit, -leyt ] / ˈsu byə lɪt, -ˌleɪt / adjective Biology. slender, somewhat cylindrical, and tapering to a point; awl-shaped. Origin of subulate 1750–60; <New Latin sūbulātus, equivalent to Latin sūbul(a) awl + -ātus-ate¹ Words nearby subulate subtropical cyclone, subtropical high, subtropics, subtweet, subtype, subulate, subumbrella, subungual, subunit, subunit vaccine, suburb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for subulate Stipules nearly free, subulate, or very narrow, usually deciduous. Parsons on the Rose\|Samuel Browne Parsons The pharyngeal teeth are subulate and acute, and of unequal heights. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.\|J Lort Stokes Receptacle convex to subulate, chaffy, the scarious chaff not embracing the smooth dorsally compressed achenes. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Tentacula depressed, subulate, at the external base of which are the eyes. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II\|William Swainson The leaf-sheath is glabrous or slightly hairy, the upper ones being shorter and dilated into spathes with subulate tips. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar British Dictionary definitions for subulate subulate / (ˈsuːbjəlɪt, -ˌleɪt) / adjective (esp of plant parts) tapering to a point; awl-shaped Word Origin for subulate C18: from New Latin subulatus like an awl, from Latin sūbula awl Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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