Accuminate
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To taper to a point.
"Sometimes the bevelling planes stretch so far towards the apex of the crystal that the accuminating planes are scarcely visible."
Adjective
- 1 Tapering to a point.
"In both species the anthers show a shade more color than the petals. The flowers differ further in the sepals, which in Canadeuse are more accuminate, and in the bractlets of the calyx, which are rather larger in flavum."
Example
More examples"In both species the anthers show a shade more color than the petals. The flowers differ further in the sepals, which in Canadeuse are more accuminate, and in the bractlets of the calyx, which are rather larger in flavum."
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