APICAL
apical
Noun
- A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
Adjective
- of or connected with the apex
- situated at the growing tip of the plant or its roots, in comparison with intercalary growth situated between zones of permanent tissue.
- produced with the tip of the tongue.
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