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mucronate
[
myoo
-kroh-nit
,
-neyt
]
mu·cro·nate
/
ˈmyu
kroʊ
nɪt
,
-ˌneɪt
/
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[
myoo
-kroh-nit
,
-neyt
]
Show IPA
adjective
Botany,
Zoology
.
having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
Also,
mu·cro·nat·ed.
Origin:
1770–80;
<
Neo-Latin,
Latin
mūcrōnātus
pointed, equivalent to
mūcrōn-
(stem of
mūcrō
) point, edge +
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms
mu·cro·na·tion,
noun
sub·mu·cro·nate,
adjective
sub·mu·cro·nat·ed,
adjective
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mucronate
or
mucronated
(ˈmjuːkrəʊnɪt, -ˌneɪt)
—
adj
terminating in a sharp point
[C18: from Latin
mūcrōnātus
pointed, from
mucro
]
mucronated
or
mucronated
—
adj
[C18: from Latin
mūcrōnātus
pointed, from
mucro
]
mucro'nation
or
mucronated
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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