Acuminate
botany, zoology. pointed; tapering to a point.
to make sharp or keen.
historical examples
pinnæ lanceolate, ac-minate, the lowest pair deflexed and standing forward; cut into oblong, obtuse segments.
the fern lover’s companion george henry tilton
anterior surface of cell studded with minute ac-minate papillae; posterior surface smooth, sometimes spotted.
narrative of the voyage of h.m.s. rattlesnake, commanded by the late captain owen stanley, r.n., f.r.s. etc. during the years 1846-1850. including discoveries and surveys in new guinea, the louisiade archipelago, etc. to which is added the account of mr. e.b. kennedy’s expedition for the exploration of the cape york peninsula. by john macgillivray, f.r.g.s. naturalist to the expedition. in two volumes. volume 1. john macgillivray
the distal end is usually sharply acute, but may approach an ac-minate type.
handbook of alabama archaeology: part i point types james w. cambron
bill almost straight, ac-minate; tail of moderate length, emarginate and rounded.
a synopsis of the birds of north america john james audubon
leaves much smaller, less oblique at the base, finely and regularly crenate, ac-minate rather than cuspidate.
woodland gleanings charles tilt
bill rather slender; feathers of the crown and occiput elongated, of the fore part of the back much elongated and ac-minate.
a synopsis of the birds of north america john james audubon
the second glume is about 1/3 the length of the third glume, lanceolate, ac-minate, 3-nerved.
a handbook of some south indian gr-sses rai bahadur k. ranga achariyar
eighty-four percent of the distal ends are acute and 16 are ac-minate.
handbook of alabama archaeology: part i point types james w. cambron
ac-minate, pointed, or taper-pointed, when the summit is more or less prolonged into a narrowed or tapering point; as in fig. 133.
the elements of botany asa gray
the leaves of this one were heart-shaped and ac-minate, its stem sinuous, and its flowers of a dark purple colour.
the quadroon mayne reid
adjective (əˈkjuːmɪnɪt; -ˌneɪt)
narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
verb (əˈkjuːmɪˌneɪt)
(transitive) to make pointed or sharp
ac-minate a·cu·mi·nate (ə-kyōō’mə-nĭt, -nāt’)
adj.
tapering to a point; pointed.
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