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Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds.

A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.

To make angular.

Having angles or corners; angled; as, angulate leaves.

the existence of; to cause to cease to be. It impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated. Bacon.

One of the Annulata.

Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color.

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

, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship. Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. Jer. Taylor.

Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. "Appellate jurisdiction." Blackstone. "Appellate judges." Burke. Appelate court, a court having cognizance of appeals.

Having small appendages; forming an appendage. Appendiculate leaf, a small appended leaf. Withering.

Adorned with eagles' heads.

An archbishop or other chief prelate.

Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.

Having an aril.

Pertaining a short beard or awn. Gray.

Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad. This day will be launched . . . the first armor-plated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain. Times (Dec. 29, 1860).

Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.

United by, or provided with, articulations; jointed; as, an articulated skeleton.

Article by article; in distinct particulars; in detail; definitely. Paley. I had articulately set down in writing our points. Fuller.