spiculate

from 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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from 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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