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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries錐形
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kiri-gata
"この植物は錐形の葉を持つ。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Awl-shaped; tapering from a broad base to a sharp, slender point.
"The plant features subulate leaves that protect it from arid winds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'subulatus', meaning awl-shaped, which stems from 'subula' (an awl) combined with the diminutive suffix '-atus'. First appearing in botanical and zoological English texts during the early 19th century, it was adopted as a precise technical descriptor for narrow, tapering structures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subulate" is said worldwide
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subulé
Transliteration: sybyle
"Cette espèce possède des feuilles subulées."
pfriemlich
Transliteration: pfriemlich
"Die Pflanze hat pfriemliche Blätter."
subulato
Transliteration: subulato
"Il fiore presenta brattee subulate."
subulado
Transliteration: subulado
"Tiene hojas de forma subulada."
subulado
Transliteration: subulado
"A espécie apresenta espinhos subulados."
सूईनुमा
Transliteration: suinuma
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस पौधे की पत्तियाँ सूईनुमा होती हैं।"
钻形
Transliteration: zuàn xíng
Script: 中文汉字
"这种植物具有钻形的叶子。"
송곳모양의
Transliteration: songgot-moyang-ui
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 식물은 송곳모양의 잎을 가지고 있다."
錐形
Transliteration: kiri-gata
Script: 日本語
"この植物は錐形の葉を持つ。"
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