SPICULATE


Meaning of SPICULATE in English

-lə̇t, -ˌlāt, usu -d.+V adjective

Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin spiculatus, from New Latin spicula & Latin spiculum + Latin -atus -ate

1. : covered with or having spicules : spicular , prickly

2. : divided into small spikelets

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