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cuneate
cu·ne·ate C0805300 (kyo͞o′nē-ĭt, -āt′)adj. Wedge-shaped. Used especially to describe a leaf or petal base that is narrowly triangular. [Latin cuneātus, past participle of cuneāre, to make wedge-shaped, from cuneus, wedge.] cu′ne·ate′ly adv.cuneate (ˈkjuːnɪɪt; -ˌeɪt) or cuneaticadj (Botany) wedge-shaped: cuneate leaves are attached at the narrow end[C19: from Latin cuneāre to make wedge-shaped, from cuneus a wedge] ˈcuneately advcu•ne•ate (ˈkyu ni ɪt, -ˌeɪt) also cu′ne•at`ed, adj. 1. wedge-shaped. 2. (of leaves) triangular at the base and tapering to a point. [1800–10; < Latin cuneātus, past participle of cuneāre to wedge, become wedge-shaped, derivative of cuneus wedge] cu′ne•ate•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | cuneate - (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the basewedge-shapedunsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions |
cuneate
cuneate[′kyü·nē‚āt] (biology) Wedge-shaped with the acute angle near the base, as in certain insect wings and the leaves of various plants. cuneate
cuneate [ku´ne-āt] wedge-shaped.cu·ne·ate (kū'nē-āt), Wedge-shaped. [L. cuneus, wedge] cuneate (kyo͞o′nē-ĭt, -āt′)adj. Wedge-shaped. Used especially to describe a leaf or petal base that is narrowly triangular. cu′ne·ate′ly adv.cu·ne·ate (kyū'nē-āt) Wedge-shaped. [L. cuneus, wedge]cuneate (of leaves) wedge-shaped.cu·ne·ate (kyū'nē-āt) Wedge-shaped. [L. cuneus, wedge]cuneate Related to cuneate: external cuneate nucleus, cuneate nucleusSynonyms for cuneateadj (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the baseSynonymsRelated Words |