acute <em>(iii. repeated characters )</em> [Leaflets, Leaves, Petals, Phyllaries, Sepals] Tapering to a pointed apex with more or less straight sides, the sides coming together at an angle of less than 90º. (Compare with acuminate and obtuse.) [H&H2, p. 153, modified] [Illustrations: RDMB, p. 135, Fig. 6-15; H&H2, p. 154, Fig. 1585a; L, p. 744, Fig. 307; W&K, p. 37, Fig. 3-8] none yet acuminate and obtuse acute ,