Ending abruptly with a sharp, flexible tip: an apiculate leaf.
[From New Latin apiculus, sharp point, diminutive of Latin apex, apic-, point.]
apiculate
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a·pic·u·late (ə-pĭk'yə-lĭt)  |
adj.
Ending abruptly with a sharp, flexible tip: an apiculate leaf.
Ending abruptly with a sharp, flexible tip: an apiculate leaf.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
of a leaf shape; having a short sharply pointed tip
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