Another word for acicular

Having an end that tapers to a point

• sharp

  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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• pointy

  1. Having an end tapering to a point.

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  1. Having an end tapering to a point.

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• pointed

  1. Having an end coming to a point.
  2. Sharp; cutting:
  3. Obviously directed at or making reference to a particular person or thing:

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  1. Having an end coming to a point.
  2. Sharp; cutting:
  3. Obviously directed at or making reference to a particular person or thing:

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• mucronate

  1. Of or having a mucro; ending abruptly in a sharp point:

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  1. Of or having a mucro; ending abruptly in a sharp point:

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• cuspidated

  1. Alternative form of cuspidate.

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  1. Alternative form of cuspidate.

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• cuspidate

  1. Having a cusp.
  2. Terminating in or tipped with a sharp firm point:

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  1. Having a cusp.
  2. Terminating in or tipped with a sharp firm point:

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• cuspated

  1. Ending in a point.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. Ending in a point.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• cuspate

  1. Having a cusp.
  2. Shaped like a cusp.

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  1. Having a cusp.
  2. Shaped like a cusp.

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• acute

  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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  1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:

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• acuminate

  1. Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.
  2. To sharpen or taper.

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  1. Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.
  2. To sharpen or taper.

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• aciculated

  1. Alternative form of aciculate.

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  1. Alternative form of aciculate.

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• aciculate

  1. having aciculae
  2. having marks like scratches made by a needle

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  1. having aciculae
  2. having marks like scratches made by a needle

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