apiculate

 [uh-pik-yuh-lit, -leyt]  

a·pic·u·late

   [uh-pik-yuh-lit, -leyt]
adjective Botany.
tipped with a short, abrupt point, as a leaf.
Origin:
1820–30; < Neo-Latin apiculātus. See apiculus, -ate1
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Apiculate is always a great word to know.
So is vascular plants. Does it mean:
composed of several cells
plants with the vascular tissues xylem and phloem for transporting water and nutrients
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apiculate (əˈpɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)
 
—adj
(of leaves) ending in a short sharp point
 
[C19: from New Latin apiculātus, from apiculus a short point, from apex]

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