apiculate
[ uh-pik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]
/ əˈpɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
adjective Botany.
tipped with a short, abrupt point, as a leaf.
Words nearby apiculate
apicodental,
apicoectomy,
apicolysis,
apicomplexan,
apicotomy,
apiculate,
apiculture,
apiculus,
apiece,
apiezon,
apiology
Example sentences from the Web for apiculate
The spores (fig. 28 a) are oval, with a little point at one end (apiculate).
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope |John William GriffithThe third glume is slightly longer than the second, oblong-ovate, apiculate, 5-nerved and paleate; palea 1/8 inch obtuse.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
British Dictionary definitions for apiculate
apiculate
/ (əˈpɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /
adjective
(of leaves) ending in a short sharp point
Word Origin for apiculate
C19: from New Latin
apiculātus, from
apiculus a short point, from
apex