The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spiculate
Spiculate \Spic"u*late\, a. [L. spiculatus, p. p. of spiculare to sharpen, to point, fr. spiculum a dart.]
Covered with, or having, spicules.
(Bot.) Covered with minute spicul[ae], or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets.
Spiculate
Spiculate \Spic"u*late\, v. t.
To sharpen to a point. [R.] ``With spiculated paling.''
--Mason.
Wiktionary
spiculate
Covered with, or having, spicules. v
(context transitive English) To sharpen to a point.