TRICUSPIDATE

tricuspid, tricuspidate

(adjective) having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); “tricuspid molar”; “tricuspid valve”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tricuspidate (not comparable)

three-pointed; ending in three points.

Source: Wiktionary


Tricus"pid*ate, a.

Definition: Three-pointed; ending in three points; as, a tricuspidate leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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