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n The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit. (defdate|from 17th c.)
n (context|now|_|rare) The stalk or stem of a plant. (defdate|from 10th c.)
n A young shoot of a plant; a spear. (defdate|from 14th c.)
n A sharp or tapering point. (defdate|from 16th c.)
n A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. (defdate|from 16th c.)
v Of a seed, plant etc.: to sprout, to send forth the early shoots of growth; to germinate. (defdate|from 14th c.)
v To grow upwards rather than develop horizontally. (defdate|from 14th c.)
v (intransitive|obsolete) To breathe. (defdate|14th-16th c.)
n One of the sinuous foldings of a serpent or other reptile; a coil. (defdate|from 16th c.)
n A spiral. (defdate|from 17th c.)
n (geometry) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole.