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SPICULATE
Etymology
Adjective
spiculate (not comparable)
Covered with, or having, spicules.
Verb
spiculate (third-person singular simple present spiculates, present participle spiculating, simple past and past participle spiculated)
(transitive) To sharpen to a point.
Anagrams
• capitules, euplastic
Source: Wiktionary
Spic"u*late, a. Etym: [L. spiculatus, p. p. of spiculare to sharpen, to point, fr. spiculum a dart.]
1. Covered with, or having, spicules.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Covered with minute spiculæ, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets.
Spic"u*late, v. t.
Definition: To sharpen to a point. [R.] "With spiculated paling." Mason.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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