Word Study
apical
CIDE DICTIONARY
apical, a. [L. apex, apicis, tip or summit.].
At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit. Gray. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
apical, adj. of, at, or forming an apex.
Derivative
apically adv.
Etymology
L apex apicis: see APEX
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