Meaning of CUSPIDATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kuspi`deyt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] having cusps or points |
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| | Synonyms: | | angular, angulate, cuspate, cuspated, cusped, cuspidal, cuspidated |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cus"pi*date\ (-d?t), v. t.
To make pointed or sharp.
\Cus"pi*date\ (k?s"p?-d?t), Cuspidated \Cus"pi*da`ted\
(-d?`t?d), a. [L. cuspidatus, p. p. of cuspidare to make
pointed, fr. cuspis. See {Cusp}.]
Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in
a hard point; as, a cuspidate leaf.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Tapering into a sharp, rigid point. |
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