apical
(adjective) situated at an apex
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (linguistics): laminal, coronal
apical (plural apicals)
(phonetics) A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
• 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
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
