Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spiculate

plural of spicule

A sharp, needle-like piece. / A tiny glass flake formed during the manufacture of glass vials

present participle of spiculate

simple past tense and past participle of spiculate

In the form of a spicula; long and pointed. / Having spicules or small spikes.

Covered with, or having, spicules.

(transitive) To sharpen to a point.

(pathology) A spiculated nodule or tumor

Alternative form of spiculose