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apiculateenUK
a·pic·u·late 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] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | apiculate - (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tipunsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions |
apiculateenUK
apiculate[ə′pik·yə·lət] (botany) Ending abruptly in a short, sharp point. apiculateenUK
a·pic·u·late (ā-pik'yū-lāt), Terminated abruptly by a small point. [L. apiculus, a tip or point] apiculateenUK
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