- cuneate leaf
- nouna wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base• Hypernyms: ↑simple leaf
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Cuneate — means wedge shaped, it can apply to: cuneate leaf, a leaf shape the cuneate nucleus, a part of the brainstem the cuneate fasciculus, a tract from the spinal cord into the brainstem This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same… … Wikipedia
Cuneate — Cu ne*ate (k? n? ?t), Cuneated Cu ne*a ted ( ? tEd), a. [L.cuneatus, fr. cuneus a wege See{Coin}.] Wedge shaped; (Bot.), wedge shaped, with the point at the base; as, a cuneate leaf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuneate — [kyo͞o′nēāt΄idkyo͞o′nē it, kyo͞o′nēāt΄] adj. [L cuneatus < CUNEAL] Bot. wedge shaped; tapering, as some leaves: see LEAF: also cuneated [kyo͞o′nēāt΄id] cuneately adv … English World dictionary
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cuneate — adjective Etymology: Latin cuneatus, from cuneus wedge Date: 1658 narrowly triangular with the acute angle toward the base see leaf illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Cuneated — Cuneate Cu ne*ate (k? n? ?t), Cuneated Cu ne*a ted ( ? tEd), a. [L.cuneatus, fr. cuneus a wege See{Coin}.] Wedge shaped; (Bot.), wedge shaped, with the point at the base; as, a cuneate leaf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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