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Webster 1913 Edition

Spiculate

Spic′u-late

,
Adj.
[L.
spiculatus
, p. p. of
spiculare
to sharpen, to point, fr.
spiculum
a dart.]
1.
Covered with, or having, spicules.
2.
(Bot.)
Covered with minute spiculae, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets.

Spic′u-late

,
Verb.
T.
To sharpen to a point.
[R.]
“With spiculated paling.”
Mason.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spiculate

SPIC'ULATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. spiculo, to sharpen, from spiculum, a dart, from spica, or its root. See Spike.] To sharpen to a point.

Definition 2025

spiculate

spiculate

English

Adjective

spiculate ‎(not comparable)

  1. Covered with, or having, spicules.

Verb

spiculate ‎(third-person singular simple present spiculates, present participle spiculating, simple past and past participle spiculated)

  1. (transitive) To sharpen to a point.
    • Mason
      With spiculated paling.

Etymology

Latin spiculatus

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