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acuminate

[ adjective uh-kyoo-muh-nit, -neyt; verb uh-kyoo-muh-neyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, a·cu·mi·nat·ed, a·cu·mi·nat·ing.

acuminate

1595–1605; < Latin acūminātus (past participle of acūmināre ), equivalent to acūmin- (stem of acūmen ) acumen + -ātus -ate ¹

C17: from Latin acūmināre to sharpen; see acumen

Forty percent have acute distal ends and 60% of the distal ends are acuminate.

The distal end is usually sharply acute, but may approach an acuminate type.

Thirteen percent have acuminate distal ends and 87% have acute distal ends.

At the base they are covered with large ovate-acuminate brown or sometimes dark and shining scales.

In the latter work it may be seen that Gov. Colden long ago described the auricles as being “also often acuminate.”

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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