a. Having an ovate form, but with a subulate tip or extremity. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Plano- + subulate. ] Smooth and awl-shaped. See Subulate. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ NL. subulatus, fr. L. subula an awl. ] Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a broadish base; awl-shaped; linear. [ 1913 Webster ]