apiculate

An obsolete adjective describing something that ends in a short, sharp point, typically used in botany or zoology.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe algo que termina en una punta corta y aguda, usado generalmente en botánica o zoología.

1. Having a short, sharp point C2 formal scientific

   Describes a leaf or other plant part that ends in a short, abrupt, sharp tip.

   • The apiculate leaves of this species are easy to identify.
   • Botanists noted the apiculate apex of the specimen.
   • The leaf shape is described as ovate with an apiculate tip.

   🇪🇸apiculado

   Sinónimos: cuspidatepointed