English-Thai Dictionary
spicula
N หนาม spicule nam
spiculate
ADJ แหลม อย่าง เข็ม spicular leam-yang-kem
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SPICULAR
a.[L. spiculum, a dart. ] Resembling a dart; having sharp points.
SPICULATE
v.t.[L. spiculo, to sharpen, from spiculum, a dart, from spica, or its root. See Spike. ] To sharpen to a point.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SPICULA
Spic "u *la, n.; pl. Spiculæ. Etym: [NL. , dim. of L. spica a spike, ear. ] (Bot. ) (a ) A little spike; a spikelet. (b ) A pointed fleshy appendage.
SPICULAR
Spic "u *lar, a. Etym: [L. spiculum a dart: cf. F. spiculaire.]
Defn: Resembling a dart; having sharp points.
SPICULATE
Spic "u *late, a. Etym: [L. spiculatus, p. p. of spiculare to sharpen, to point, fr. spiculum a dart. ]
1. Covered with, or having, spicules.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Covered with minute spiculæ, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets.
SPICULATE
SPICULATE Spic "u *late, v. t.
Defn: To sharpen to a point. [R.] "With spiculated paling. " Mason.
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