What is another word for Apices?

Pronunciation: [ˈapɪsɪz] (IPA)

The word 'Apices' generally refers to the highest point or topmost part of something. It can be used to describe the highest point of a mountain or the tip of a tree. Some synonyms of the word apices include peak, summit, acme, pinnacle, zenith, crest, climax, vertex, and crown. These words all denote the highest point of something and can be used interchangeably with apices. They differ mainly in their connotations with certain contexts and subject matters. However, each of these words can be used to describe a point of elevation or a figurative or literal culmination of something.

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    • Noun, plural
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What are the hypernyms for Apices?

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Usage examples for Apices

Leaves alternate, broad lanceolate, entire, glabrous, the Apices curved downward.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Each sporangium traversed by a central subcylindric hollow columella, which extends also to the branches, but does not reach to their Apices.
"The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio"
A. P. Morgan
Captain Hutton remarks:-"This is a true Tailor-bird in respect to the construction of the nest, which is composed of one leaf as a supporting base stitched to two others meeting it perpendicularly, the Apices of all three being neatly sewn together with threads roughly spun from the cottony down of seeds.
"The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1"
Allan O. Hume

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