Definition for CUSP'I-DATE, or CUSP'I-DA-TED

CUSP'I-DATE, or CUSP'I-DA-TED, a. [L. cuspidatus, from cuspis, a point.]

Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a bristly point; as, a cuspidate leaf. – Martyn.

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