SPICULATE Spic"u*late, a. Etym: [L. spiculatus, p. p. of spiculare to sharpen, to point, fr. spiculum a dart.]
1. Covered with, or having, spicules.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Covered with minute spiculæ, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets.
SPICULATE
Spic"u*late, v. t.
Defn: To sharpen to a point. [R.] "With spiculated paling." Mason.
SPICULE
Spic"ule, n. Etym: [L. spiculum a little point, a dart.]
1. A minute, slender granule, or point.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Spicula.