I. adjective
also bi·cuspidate (ˈ)bī+
Etymology: bicuspid from New Latin bicuspid-, bicuspis, from bi- (I) + Latin cuspid-, cuspis point; bicuspidate from (assumed) New Latin bicuspidatus, from New Latin bi- (I) + Latin cuspidatus pointed, past participle of cuspidare to make pointed, from cuspid-, cuspis
: having two points or prominences : ending in two points
bicuspid teeth
bicuspid leaves
II. bī+ noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin bicuspid-, bicuspis, from bi- (I) + Latin cuspid-, cuspis point
: either of the two double-pointed teeth that intervene in man between the canines and the molars on each side of each jaw : premolar — see dentition illustration