noun
- A small, pointed projection or tip, especially at the apex of a leaf, petal, or other plant structure.
Usage: botanical term; plural: apiculi
Examples
- The leaf has a small apiculus at its tip.
- Botanists examined the apiculus of the petal under magnification.
- Each seed pod terminates in a distinct apiculus.
- The apiculus distinguishes this species from related plants.