acuminate
adj.
tapering gradually to a point (Botany)
v.
sharpen
acuminate
Verb
1. make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
(hypernym) sharpen, taper, point
(derivation) acumen
Adjective
1. of a leaf shape; narrowing to a slender point
(similar) simple, unsubdivided
acuminare
v.
acuminate, sharpen
acuminato
adj.
sharp, pointed
Acuminate
(v. t.)
To render sharp or keen.
(v. i.)
To end in, or come to, a sharp point.
(a.)
Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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acuminate
adj.
نوکدار (Botany)