acuminate

Other forms: acuminated

Definitions of acuminate
  1. adjective
    (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
    synonyms:
    simple, unsubdivided
    (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
  2. verb
    make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
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    type of:
    point, sharpen, taper
    give a point to
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