cuspidate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having cusps or points
    cuspidated; cuspidal; cuspated; cuspate; cusped.

WordNet

Cus"pi*date transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To make pointed or sharp.
Cus"pi*date, Cus"pi*da`ted adjective (Also<
  • Cuspidate
  • Cuspidated
)
Etymology
L. cuspidatus, p.p. of cuspidare to make pointed, fr. cuspis. See Cusp.
Definitions
  1. Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a hard point; as, a cuspidate leaf.

Webster 1913