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A projecting point; a pointed or tapering extremity; †a beak, a bill (obsolete). Now rare or merged in sense A. 8a.
A pointed or tapering projection. A part of a plant shaped like a horn, beak, or spur.
Botany. A beak-shaped projection, e.g. on a seed or seed capsule.
Botany. A sharp projecting process, or prolonged tip, as in the seeds of Crane's-bill, etc.