\Spic"u*late\, a. [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 spicul[ae], or pointed fleshy
   appendages; divided into small spikelets.

\Spic"u*late\, v. t.
To sharpen to a point. [R.] ``With spiculated paling.''
--Mason.