acuminate
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acuminate
[ah-ku´mĭ-nāt]sharp-pointed.
a·cu·mi·nate
(ă-kyū'mi-nāt),Pointed; tapering to a point.
[L. acumino, pp. -atus, to sharpen]
acuminate
(ə-kyo͞o′mə-nĭt, -nāt′)adj.
Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.
tr.v. (-nāt′) acumi·nated, acumi·nating, acumi·nates Archaic
To sharpen or taper.
a·cu′mi·na′tion n.
a·cu·mi·nate
(ă-kyū'mi-nāt)Tapering to a point.
[L. acumino, pp. -atus, to sharpen]
acuminate
(of leaves) tapering to a point, narrowing sharply towards the tip and then less sharply near the point.a·cu·mi·nate
(ă-kyū'mi-nāt)Pointed; tapering to a point.
[L. acumino, pp. -atus, to sharpen]