apiculum

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noun

A short, slender, flexible point

OriginLatin apex →
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Meanings

nounapiculum (plural apicula)

plural apicula

  1. biologyA short, slender, flexible point

Origin

  1. Latinapex
  2. Englishapiculum

From Latin apic- + Latin -ulum, ultimately from Latin apex.

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APA

apiculum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apiculum

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“apiculum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apiculum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apiculum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apiculum.

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