APICULATE

apiculate

(adjective) (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

apiculate (comparative more apiculate, superlative most apiculate)

(botany) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.

Source: Wiktionary


A*pic"u*late, A*pic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [See Apicular.] (Bot.)

Definition: Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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