单词 | acuminate |
释义 | acuminate/əˈkjuːmɪnət /adjective Biology (Of a plant or animal structure, e.g. a leaf) tapering to a point.In place of these, we analyzed timing of anthesis, presence or absence of seed wings and pistillate racemes, and prevalence of acuminate leaf apices and attenuate leaf bases....
OriginLate 16th century: from late Latin acuminatus 'pointed', from acuminare 'sharpen to a point', from acuere 'sharpen' (see acute). |
随便看 |
英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。