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accuminate

adjective more accuminate · most accuminate · acuminate

  1. Tapering to a point. In both species the anthers show a shade more color than the petals. The flowers differ further in the sepals, which in Canadeuse are more accuminate, and in the bractlets of the calyx, which are rather larger in flavum.

verb accuminates · accuminating · accuminated · acuminate

  1. To taper to a point. Sometimes the bevelling planes stretch so far towards the apex of the crystal that the accuminating planes are scarcely visible.

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adj tapering to a point

Portuguêsacuminado

verb to taper to a point

Portuguêsacuminar

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@misc{accuminate_2026,
  title = {accuminate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/accuminate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}