drip tip

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English

Acuminate leaves of Ficus benjamina have a well-defined drip tip
Paper wasp nest equipped with drip tips

Noun

drip tip (plural drip tips)

  1. (botany) An elongated leaf tip from which excess water can drip off harmlessly, as found in plants of the rainforest.
  2. (entomology) An elongated extension to the wall of a structure, such that unwanted water drips off, as found in the nests of some species of rainforest paper wasps.
  3. An attachment for an e-cigarette that drips e-liquid directly onto the atomizer.
    • 2010, Mike Sands, Make Your Own E-Liquid, page 15:
      Once you know you have a dry atomizer, add three drops of your E-liquid through the drip tip.
    • 2015 June 6, Amy Trent, “Concerns cloud e-cigarette craze”, in Lynchburg News and Advance:
      Bottles of glycerin, propylene glycol, nicotine and flavorings line the shelves behind Setzer while mod boxes, atomizers and drip tips rest in the display case in front of him.
    • 2017 August 20, Simon Waters, “How I quit smoking and is vaping something you should try?”, in New Zealand Herald:
      And you can bling them up with accessories, covers, different tanks, hand-crafted drip tips and so on.
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