adjective. Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.

transitive verb. To sharpen or taper.

To bring to a point; render sharp or keen: as, “to acuminate despair,”

To taper or rise to a point.

In ichthyology, drawn out in a long point: said of the fins.

Pointed; acute.

adjective. Tapering to a point; pointed

transitive verb. To render sharp or keen.

intransitive verb. To end in, or come to, a sharp point.

adjective. Tapering to a point; pointed.

adjective. Tapering to a long point at its apex.

verb. To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.

verb. To end in or come to a sharp point.

adjective. (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point

verb. make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point

"This forest type is dominated by evergreen tree species with scattered deciduous trees such as Dipterocarpus kerri, Anogeissus acuminate, Pometia pinnata and Lagerstroemia calyculata."

simple  unsubdivided  

acumination  

point  sharpen  taper  

pointed  

acuminated  acuminating