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A0365200 (ə-pĭk′yə-lĭt)adj. Ending abruptly with a sharp, flexible tip: an apiculate leaf.

[From New Latin apiculus, sharp point, diminutive of Latin apex, apic-, point.]

apiculate

(əˈpɪkjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt) adj (Botany) (of leaves) ending in a short sharp point[C19: from New Latin apiculātus, from apiculus a short point, from apex]

a•pic•u•late

(əˈpɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt)

adj. tipped with a short, abrupt point, as a leaf. [1820–30; < New Latin apiculātus <apicul(us), diminutive of Latin apex]

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apiculate - (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tipunsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

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adj (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip

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