cuspidate

English

Etymology

Latin cuspidatus.

Adjective

cuspidate (comparative more cuspidate, superlative most cuspidate)

1. Having a cusp
2. (botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point

Derived terms

• bicuspidate
• monocuspid
• multicuspid
• multicuspidate
• noncuspidate
• pentacuspid
• pentacuspidate
• quadricuspid
• quadricuspidate
• tetracuspid
• tricuspidate
• unicuspid
• unicuspidate

 

Translations

having a cusp

• Bulgarian: островръх (bg) (ostrovrǎh)
• Finnish: piikikäs (fi)
• French: cuspidé (fr)
• Italian: cuspidato (all senses)
• Spanish: cuspidado

botany: tapering to sharp point

• Finnish: otapäinen

Italian

Adjective

cuspidate

1. feminine plural of cuspidato

Latin

Verb

cuspidāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of cuspidō