cuspidate

[ kuhs-pi-deyt ]

/ ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪt /

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adjective

having a cusp or cusps.

furnished with or ending in a sharp and stiff point or cusp: cuspidate leaves; a cuspidate tooth.

Also cus·pi·dat·ed [kuhs-pi-dey-tid] /ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of cuspidate

1685–95; <New Latin cuspidātus, equivalent to Latin cuspid- (see cuspid) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cuspidate

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Words nearby cuspidate

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Example sentences from the Web for cuspidate

Leaves much smaller, less oblique at the base, finely and regularly crenate, acuminate rather than cuspidate.
Woodland Gleanings|Charles Tilt
Cuspidate: prickly pointed; ending in a sharp point; with an acuminated point ending in a bristle.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
The serrations tend to be more nearly crenulate than cuspidate.
Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma|Richard C. Fox
Polar spines three-sided prismatic, cuspidate, about as long as the axis of the shell.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

Cuspidate, tipped with a sharp and rigid point; as in Fig. 140.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for cuspidate

cuspidate

cuspidated or cuspidal (ˈkʌspɪdəl)

/ (ˈkʌspɪˌdeɪt) /

adjective

having a cusp or cusps

(esp of leaves) narrowing to a point

Word Origin for cuspidate

C17: from Latin cuspidāre to make pointed, from cuspis a point

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单词	cuspidate
释义	cuspidate [ kuhs-pi-deyt ] / ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cuspidate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having a cusp or cusps. furnished with or ending in a sharp and stiff point or cusp: cuspidate leaves; a cuspidate tooth. Also cus·pi·dat·ed [kuhs-pi-dey-tid] /ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪ tɪd/ . Origin of cuspidate 1685–95; <New Latin cuspidātus, equivalent to Latin cuspid- (see cuspid) + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM cuspidate mul·ti·cus·pi·date, adjectivemul·ti·cus·pi·dat·ed, adjectivenon·cus·pi·date, adjectivenon·cus·pi·dat·ed, adjective Words nearby cuspidate cuspate, cusped, cusp height, cuspid, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidation, cuspidor, cuss, cussed, cussword Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cuspidate Leaves much smaller, less oblique at the base, finely and regularly crenate, acuminate rather than cuspidate. Woodland Gleanings\|Charles Tilt Cuspidate: prickly pointed; ending in a sharp point; with an acuminated point ending in a bristle. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith The serrations tend to be more nearly crenulate than cuspidate. Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma\|Richard C. Fox Polar spines three-sided prismatic, cuspidate, about as long as the axis of the shell. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel Cuspidate, tipped with a sharp and rigid point; as in Fig. 140. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for cuspidate cuspidate cuspidated or cuspidal (ˈkʌspɪdəl) / (ˈkʌspɪˌdeɪt) / adjective having a cusp or cusps (esp of leaves) narrowing to a point Word Origin for cuspidate C17: from Latin cuspidāre to make pointed, from cuspis a point Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cuspidate aciculate, acuminate, acute, cuspate, cuspated, cuspidated, pointy, sharp
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cuspidate

adjective

Origin of cuspidate

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cuspidated or cuspidal (ˈkʌspɪdəl)

adjective

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