cus·pi·date \-ˌdāt, usu -ād.+V\adjective orcus·pi·dat·ed\-ˌdād.ə̇d\ Etymology:cuspidate from Latin cuspidatus, past participle of cuspidare to make pointed, from cuspid-, cuspis point; cuspidated from Latin cuspidatus + English -ed : having a cusp : terminating in a point < a cuspidate leaf > — see leaf illustration