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Definition of Cuspidate
1. Adjective. Having cusps or points.
Similar to: Angular, Angulate
Derivative terms: Cusp, Cuspid
Definition of Cuspidate
1. v. t. To make pointed or sharp.
2. a. Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a hard point; as, a cuspidate leaf.
Definition of Cuspidate
1. Adjective. Having a cusp ¹
2. Adjective. (botany of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cuspidate
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Cuspidate
1. Tapering into a sharp, rigid point. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuspidate
Literary usage of Cuspidate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"4-6 in. long, 4-angled, copiously pinnate: Ivs. of lower plane ovate, minutely
cuspidate, denticulate on the upper side at the base; Ivs. of the upper plane ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"Stems densely tufted, 6 in. or more long, branched nearly to the base, with
copiously compound branches: Ivs. of lower plane obliquely ovate, cuspidate, ..."
3. Botany by Geological Survey of California, William Henry Brewer, Sereno Watson, Asa Gray (1880)
"Nearly sessile, a line long ; lobes truncate, the miter cuspidate, inner retu-e ;
It-.ive» in 1 or 2 whorls. ..."
4. Manual of Botany for North America: Containing Generic and Specific by Amos Eaton (1836)
"... the calyx and bracts ovate, cuspidate, distinctly punctate. onobrychis, N.
(1) (\V.) stem smooth: leaves ..."
5. Synoptical Flora of North America: The Gamopetalae, Being a Second Edition by Asa Gray (1888)
"... cuspidate-toothed at the angles: akènes stipitate, turbinate, tlie flat summit
crowned ... cuspidate ..."
6. A Flora of Western Middle California by Willis Linn; Jepson (1901)
"Stamens 3. an awn or cuspidate point between the teeth, clothed with long, silky
Ovary naked. (Latin arundo, a reed or cane.) IA Donax L. GIANT REED. ..."
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