Spic"u*late (?), a. [L. spiculatus, p. p. of spiculare to sharpen, to point, fr. spiculum a dart.]

1.

Covered with, or having, spicules.

2. Bot.

Covered with minute spiculae, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets.

 

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Spic"u*late (?), v. t.

To sharpen to a point.

[R.] "With spiculated paling."

Mason.

 

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