acuminatum
/ak-yoo-mih-NAH-tum/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
A leaf shape epithet for a blade, petal or bract that narrows gradually and then runs out into a long, fine point. The taper is drawn out rather than abrupt, which separates it from the short sharp tip of mucronatus. Appears as acuminatus (masculine), acuminata (feminine), or acuminatum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin acuminatus, meaning "sharpened" or "drawn to a point," from acuminare (to sharpen).
Example
“Epimedium acuminatum (pointed-leaved barrenwort) takes the neuter ending, its leaflets tapering to the long fine tip the epithet names.”