The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Spiculate \Spic"u*late\, v. t.
To sharpen to a point. [R.] "With spiculated paling."
--Mason.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Spiculate \Spic"u*late\, a. [L. spiculatus, p. p. of spiculare
to sharpen, to point, fr. spiculum a dart.]
1. Covered with, or having, spicules.
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2. (Bot.) Covered with minute spiculae, or pointed fleshy
appendages; divided into small spikelets.
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