cuspidate

• Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'einen scharfen, zugespitzten Endpunkt habend'; in Botanik und Zoologie als Fachbegriff für zugespitzte Strukturen verwendet, im modernen Englisch selten.

An obsolete adjective meaning having a sharp, pointed end; cuspidate is a botanical or zoological term rarely used in modern English.

1. Having cusps or pointsC2formal

   Describes something that ends in a sharp, pointed tip or has cusps.

   Zugespitzt

   • The cuspidate leaves of the holly plant are easily recognized.
   • The fossil had a cuspidate structure on its outer edge.
   • The architect designed a cuspidate arch for the cathedral entrance.

   Synonymeacuminatecuspatecuspatedcuspedpointedsharp

   Antonymebluntroundedsmooth