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subulate

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su⋅bu⋅late

  [soo-byuh-lit, -leyt]
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–adjective Biology.
slender, somewhat cylindrical, and tapering to a point; awlshaped.
Origin:
1750–60; < NL sūbulātus, equiv. to L sūbul(a) awl + -ātus -ate 1
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su·bu·late   (sōō'byə-lĭt, -lāt', sŭb'yə-)   
adj.   Biology
Tapering to a point; awl-shaped: a subulate leaf.

[New Latin sūbulātus, from Latin sūbula, awl; see syū- in Indo-European roots.]
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