Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SUBULATE
a.[L. subula, an awl. ] In botany, shaped like an awl; awl-shaped. A subulate leaf, is linear at the bottom, but gradually tapering towards the end.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SUBULATE; SUBULATED
Su "bu *late, Su "bu *la `ted, a. Etym: [NL. subulatus, fr. L. subula an awl. ]
Defn: Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a broadish base; awl-shaped; linear.
New American Oxford Dictionary
subulate
su bu late |ˈsəbyəlit, -ˌlāt ˈsəbjəleɪt | ▶adjective Botany & Zoology (of a part ) slender and tapering to a point; awl-shaped. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin subula ‘awl ’ + -ate 2 .
Oxford Dictionary
subulate
subulate |ˈsjuːbjʊlət, -leɪt | ▶adjective Botany & Zoology (of a part ) slender and tapering to a point; awl-shaped. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin subula ‘awl ’ + -ate 2 .
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