English words for '(botany) Bearing sharp points.'
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adj
- (botany) Having a sharp and stiff point.
- Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
- (figurative) Stinging; acerbic.
- Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
- capable of wounding
- strong and sharp
noun
- (botany) The growing point of a shoot.
- (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.
- A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".
- (motor racing) The part of a corner where the racing line is nearest the inside of the bend.
- (mining, US) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular corner fence.
- The deepest part of a tooth's root.
- (attributive, ecology) The top of the food chain.
- A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
- (astronomy) The point on the celestial sphere toward which the Sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
- A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
- The lowest part of the human heart.
- (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
- (geometry) The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
- (physics) The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
- A conical priest cap.
- the highest point (of something)
- the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
adj
- (botany) Having prickles or thorns.
- (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
- (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
- (of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
- (heraldry, of animals) Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.
- (of a person, specifically) Equipped with a gun.
- (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
- (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
- having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination
- (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns
verb
noun
verb
adj
- (botany, of leaves) Oval, with a short or no point.
- (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a broad field of mathematics that originates from the problem of calculating arc lengths of an ellipse.
- (linguistics) Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted; elliptical.
- (geometry) Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
- (mathematics, in combination, of certain functions, equations and operators) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.
- (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
- rounded like an egg
- characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements
noun
noun
- (botany) A small fleshy projection on a plant.
- Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds.
- Any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles.
- A vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing tooth.
- a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
- a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
- (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
noun
- (botany) The growing point of a shoot.
- (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.
- A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".
- (motor racing) The part of a corner where the racing line is nearest the inside of the bend.
- (mining, US) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular corner fence.
- The deepest part of a tooth's root.
- (attributive, ecology) The top of the food chain.
- A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
- (astronomy) The point on the celestial sphere toward which the Sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
- A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
- The lowest part of the human heart.
- (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
- (geometry) The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
- (physics) The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
- A conical priest cap.
- the highest point (of something)
- the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
noun
verb
noun
- (botany) A small fleshy projection on a plant.
- Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds.
- Any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles.
- A vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing tooth.
- a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
- a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
- (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
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adj
- (botany) Having a sharp and stiff point.
- Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
- (figurative) Stinging; acerbic.
- Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
- capable of wounding
- strong and sharp
adj
- (botany) Having prickles or thorns.
- (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
- (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
- (of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
- (heraldry, of animals) Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.
- (of a person, specifically) Equipped with a gun.
- (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
- (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
- having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination
- (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns
verb
adj
- (botany, of leaves) Oval, with a short or no point.
- (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a broad field of mathematics that originates from the problem of calculating arc lengths of an ellipse.
- (linguistics) Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted; elliptical.
- (geometry) Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
- (mathematics, in combination, of certain functions, equations and operators) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.
- (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
- rounded like an egg
- characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements