the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To make pointed or sharp.
adj. Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a hard point.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To make cuspidate or pointed; sharpen.
Furnished with or ending in a cusp or cuspis: mucronate: as, cuspidate leaves (leaves tipped with a sharp rigid point or spine, as in thistles).
Specifically, having a single cusp, as a canine tooth.
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adj. having cusps or points
Word Usage
"Resveratrol comes from grapes (hence the benefit of red wine), peanuts, berries, and a Chinese herb called hu zhang (polygonum cuspidate, also known as giant knotweed, which is a common ingredient in many Chinese herbal formulas)."