a·pic·u·late ( -p k y-lt)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
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of leaves) ending in a short sharp point
[from New Latin apiculātus, from apiculus a short point, from apex]
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| Adj. | 1. | apiculate - (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions |
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