Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.

With a minute pointed tip.

tipped with an apiculus, a short, sharp point.

(adj.) ( Fægri and Iversen, 1950) Describing the shape of a pollen grain that has slightly protruding polar caps. Example: Adonis aestivalis (Ranunculaceae).* Apiculate elements ( Smith and Butterworth, 1967) Projections from the general surface. Examples: bacula, pila, verrucae, spines.