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cuspidate

 
Dictionary: cus·pi·date   (kŭs'pĭ-dāt') pronunciation also cus·pi·dat·ed
(-dā'tĭd)
adj.
  1. Having a cusp.
  2. Biology. Terminating in or tipped with a sharp firm point: a cuspidate leaf apex.

[Latin cuspidātus, past participle of cuspidāre, to make pointed, from cuspis, cuspid-, point.]


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Meaning #1: having cusps or points
  Synonyms: cuspate, cuspated, cusped, cuspidal, cuspidated


 
 

 

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