SUBULATE


Meaning of SUBULATE in English

[ 'su:bjʊleɪt , -lət ]

■ adjective Botany & Zoology slender and tapering to a point; awl-shaped.

Origin

C18: from L. subula 'awl' + -ate 2 .

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