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subulate definition

su·bulate (so̵̅o̅′byo̵̅o̅ lit, -lāt′)

adjective

Biol. slender and tapering to a point; awl-shaped

Etymology: ModL subulatus < L subula, an awl < *sudhla < suere, sew

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