APICAL

apical

(adjective) situated at an apex

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

apical (not comparable)

Of or connected with the apex.

(botany, of a meristem) Situated at the growing tip of the plant or its roots, in comparison with intercalary growth situated between zones of permanent tissue.

(phonetics, phonology, of a sound) Produced with the tip of the tongue.

Coordinate terms

• (linguistics): laminal, coronal

Noun

apical (plural apicals)

(phonetics) A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.

Anagrams

• Palaic

Source: Wiktionary


Ap"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. apex, apicis, tip or summit.]

Definition: At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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