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mucro

[myoo-kroh]

noun, plural mu·cro·nes

[myoo-kroh-neez] . Botany, Zoology.

a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.

Origin:
1640–50; < Neo-Latin, Latin mucrō sharp point

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mucro (ˈmjuːkrəʊ)

—n , pl mucrones
	biology a short pointed projection from certain parts or organs, as from the tip of a leaf

[C17: from Latin mūcrō point]

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