Apiculate Definition
ə-pĭkyə-lĭt
adjective
Ending abruptly with a sharp, flexible tip.
An apiculate leaf.
American Heritage
Ending abruptly in a small point, as some leaves.
Webster's New World
(botany, of a leaf) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
Wiktionary
Origin of Apiculate
From New Latin apiculus sharp point diminutive of Latin apex apic- point
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin apiculatus
From Wiktionary
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