'Spiculate' definitions:

Definition of 'Spiculate'

From: GCIDE
  • Spiculate \Spic"u*late\, a. [L. spiculatus, p. p. of spiculare to sharpen, to point, fr. spiculum a dart.]
  • 1. Covered with, or having, spicules. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) Covered with minute spiculae, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Spiculate'

From: GCIDE
  • Spiculate \Spic"u*late\, v. t. To sharpen to a point. [R.] "With spiculated paling." --Mason. [1913 Webster]

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