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SUBULATE
Etymology
Adjective
subulate (comparative more subulate, superlative most subulate)
(biology) Awl-shaped; tapering into a sharp point from a broader base.
Usage notes
"Subulate" is usually used for organs with volume; acuminate describes only the apex of an organ; a lanceolate shape is broadest somewhere below the middle, not at the base.
Anagrams
• baetulus
Source: Wiktionary
Su"bu*late, Su"bu*la`ted, a. Etym: [NL. subulatus, fr. L. subula an awl.]
Definition: Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a broadish base; awl-shaped; linear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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