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apiculate

adjective apic·u·late \ə-ˈpi-kyə-lət, ā-\

Definition of APICULATE

:  ending abruptly in a small distinct point <an apiculate leaf>
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Origin of APICULATE

New Latin apiculus, diminutive of Latin apic-, apex
First Known Use: 1830

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