Acuminate

Acuminate [ Botany ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

Any part of a plant long, slender, gradually tapering to a point. Sharply pointed.

[From Latin "acuminatus” = pointed]

Compare with:

Acute, subobtuse, obtuse.

Truncate leaf apex and base [ Botany ]

Of leaf base or leaf apex narrowing to a slender point. Becoming Gradually Pointed

For example: the leaves of most herb are acuminate

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