APICULATE; APICULATED
A*pic"u*late, A*pic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [See Apicular.] (Bot.)
Defn: Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.
APICULTURE
Ap"i*cul`ture, n. Etym: [L. apis bee + E. culture.]
Defn: Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.
APIECE
A*piece", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + piece.]
Defn: Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each; as, these melons cost a shilling apiece. "Fined . . . a thousand pounds apiece." Hume.
APIECES
A*pie"ces, adv.
Defn: In pieces or to pieces. [Obs.] "Being torn apieces." Shak.
APIKED
A*pik"ed, a.
Defn: Trimmed. [Obs.]
Full fresh and new here gear apiked was. Chaucer.