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Webster 1828 Edition

Subulate

SUB'ULATE

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Adj.
[L. subula, an awl.] In botany, shaped like an awl; awl-shaped. A subulate leaf, is linear at the bottom, but gradually tapering towards the end.

Definition 2024

subulate

subulate

English

Adjective

subulate ‎(comparative more subulate, superlative most subulate)

  1. (biology) Awl-shaped; tapering into a sharp point from a broader base.

Usage notes

"Subulate" is usually used for organs with volume; acuminate describes only the apex of an organ; a lanceolate shape is broadest somewhere below the middle, not at the base.

Latin

Adjective

sūbulāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of sūbulātus

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