cuspidate

or cus·pi·dat·ed

[ kuhs-pi-deyt or kuhs-pi-dey-tid ]

/ ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪt or ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

having a cusp or cusps.

furnished with or ending in a sharp and stiff point or cusp: cuspidate leaves; a cuspidate tooth.

Origin of cuspidate

1685–95; < New Latin cuspidātus, equivalent to Latin cuspid- (see cuspid) + -ātus -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cuspidate

mul·ti·cus·pi·date, adjective mul·ti·cus·pi·dat·ed, adjective non·cus·pi·date, adjective non·cus·pi·dat·ed, adjective

Words nearby cuspidate

cuspal, cuspate, cusped, cuspid, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidation, cuspidor, cuss, cussed, cussword

Example sentences from the Web for cuspidate

Leaves much smaller, less oblique at the base, finely and regularly crenate, acuminate rather than cuspidate.

Woodland Gleanings |Charles Tilt
Cuspidate: prickly pointed; ending in a sharp point; with an acuminated point ending in a bristle.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
The serrations tend to be more nearly crenulate than cuspidate.

Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma |Richard C. Fox
Polar spines three-sided prismatic, cuspidate, about as long as the axis of the shell.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) |Ernst Haeckel

Cuspidate, tipped with a sharp and rigid point; as in Fig. 140.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for cuspidate

cuspidate

cuspidated or cuspidal (ˈkʌspɪdəl)

/ (ˈkʌspɪˌdeɪt) /

adjective

having a cusp or cusps

(esp of leaves) narrowing to a point

Word Origin for cuspidate

C17: from Latin cuspidāre to make pointed, from cuspis a point

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cuspidated or cuspidal (ˈkʌspɪdəl)

adjective

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cuspidate

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