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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acuminate /əˈkjuːmɪnət/

▶adjective Biology (of a plant or animal structure) tapering to a point.

– origin C16: from late L. acuminat-, acuminare, from acuere (see acute).

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