apicular

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adjective

Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.

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Meanings

adjectiveapicular (comparative more apicular, superlative most apicular)

comparative more apicular · superlative most apicular

  1. Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.

Origin

  1. Latinapex
  2. Latinapiculus
  3. Englishapicular

From Latin apiculus, diminutive of Latin apex, apicis.

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