- Spiculate
- Spiculate Spic"u*late, v. t. To sharpen to a point. [R.] ``With spiculated paling.'' --Mason. [1913 Webster]
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Spiculate — Spic u*late, a. [L. spiculatus, p. p. of spiculare to sharpen, to point, fr. spiculum a dart.] 1. Covered with, or having, spicules. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Covered with minute spicul[ae], or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spiculate — [spik′yələrspik′yə lāt΄] adj. [L spiculatus] 1. shaped like a spicule; needlelike 2. covered with or consisting of spicules: Also spicular [spik′yələr] … English World dictionary
spiculate — /spik yeuh layt , lit/, adj. 1. having the form of a spicule. 2. covered with or having spicules; consisting of spicules. Also, spicular /spik yeuh leuhr/. [1825 35; < L spiculatus, equiv. to spicul(um) (see SPICULE) + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
spiculate — adj. resembling a needle, having sharp points, spicular … English contemporary dictionary
spiculate — spic·u·late … English syllables
spiculate — To sharpen to a point … Grandiloquent dictionary
spiculate — /ˈspɪkjəleɪt/ (say spikyuhlayt), / lət/ (say luht) adjective 1. having the form of a spicule. 2. covered with or having spicules; consisting of spicules. Also, spicular. {Latin spīculātus, past participle, pointed} …
spiculate — lə̇t, ˌlāt, usu d.+V adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin spiculatus, from New Latin spicula & Latin spiculum + Latin atus ate 1. : covered with or having spicules : spicular, prickly … Useful english dictionary
spic|u|lar — «SPIHK yuh luhr», adjective. = spiculate. (Cf. ↑spiculate) … Useful english dictionary
cibarial dome — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In certain Diptera, a dome shaped spiculate structure protruding at the posterior margin of the cibarium; see clypeopalatum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
