Category:Spiculate

Spic"u*late, a. Etym: [l. spiculatus, p. p. of spiculare to sharpen, To point, fr. spiculum a dart.]

1. Covered with, or having, spicules.

2. (bot.)

Defn: covered with minute spiculæ, or pointed fleshy appendages; Divided into small spikelets.

Spiculate Spic"u*late, v. t.

Defn: to sharpen to a point. [r.] "with spiculated paling." Mason.