A small, sharp point or projection at the apex of a structure, particularly in botany; a diminutive form of apex.
Diminutive of Latin apex (tip, peak), with -ulus suffix meaning 'small.' This term is used in botanical and biological descriptions.
This tiny Latin word proves that scientists sometimes need microscopic precision in language—when you need to describe something smaller than an apex, apiculus is your word!
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