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apex
4 English words descend from Latin
apex
, most common first.
apex
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
apicular
Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
apiculum
A short, slender, flexible point
apiculus
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.