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   acuminate

   /əˈkjuːmɪnət/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a plant or animal structure, e.g. a leaf) tapering to a point.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from late Latin acuminatus ‘pointed’, from acuminare ‘sharpen to a point’, from acuere ‘sharpen’ (see acute).

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   What does acuminate mean?

   • Define acuminate. acuminate synonyms, acuminate pronunciation, acuminate translation, English dictionary definition of acuminate. adj. Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves. tr.v. a·cu·mi·nat·ed , a·cu·mi·nat·ing , a·cu·mi·nates Archaic To sharpen or taper....

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   What is an example of acuminate?

   • Example is China - rose leaf. Acuminate is slightly elongate acute apex with tapering sides. Examples are peepal and salvia. Aristate leaf apex is the leaf ending in a bristle such spices are seen in leafy bract or glumes of wheat.

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   Where did the word acuminate come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb acuminate is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for acuminate is from 1611, in the writing of Thomas Coryate, traveller and writer. acuminate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acuminat-, acuminare.

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   Are auricles acuminate?

   • At the base they are covered with large ovate-acuminate brown or sometimes dark and shining scales. In the latter work it may be seen that Gov. Colden long ago described the auricles as being “also often acuminate.” Acuminate definition: pointed; tapering to a point.. See examples of ACUMINATE used in a sentence.

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   Is a sickle toe acuminate?

   • acuminate isn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help! The sickle toe is rather acuminate and constitutes a triangular shape, which drops below the attachment point for the marginal hook handle. For most of its length, the lamina tapers gently to an acuminate apex, but at the base flares to where it joins the pedicel.

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   Acuminate definition: pointed; tapering to a point.. See examples of ACUMINATE used in a sentence.

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   Acuminate means narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf, or to make pointed or sharp. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word origin of acuminate.

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   Acuminate means tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves. Learn how to use this word in biology, botany, and verb forms, and see synonyms and translations.

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   Acuminate means having a sharp or pointed tip. See how to use this word in sentences from various sources, such as Wikipedia and the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Definitions of 'acuminate'. 1. pointed; tapering to a point. [...] 2. Word forms: aˈcumiˌnated or aˈcumiˌnating. to make sharp or pointed. [...] More.

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   Acuminate means tapering to a slender point, as in a leaf or a mountain. Learn the etymology, first known use, and medical definition of this word from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb acuminate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.