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subulate

subulate adjective: awl-shaped; tapering into a sharp point from a broader base.

Adjective

subulate (comparative more subulate, superlative most subulate)

  1. Awl-shaped; tapering into a sharp point from a broader base.

Forms of subulate

comparativemore subulate
superlativemost subulate

Origin of subulate

From Latin sūbulātus.

Words formed from subulate

Questions about subulate

What does subulate mean?
Subulate means awl-shaped; tapering into a sharp point from a broader base.
What part of speech is subulate?
Subulate is an adjective.

Words near subulate in the dictionary

  1. subucula
  2. subuculae
  3. Subud
  4. subula
  5. subulae
  6. subulate
  7. subulated
  8. subulately
  9. subulicorn
  10. subuliferous
  11. subuliform

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