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cu⋅ne⋅ate

  [kyoo-nee-it, -eyt]
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–adjective
1. wedge-shaped.
2. (of leaves) triangular at the base and tapering to a point.
Also, cu⋅ne⋅at⋅ed.

Origin:
1800–10; < L cuneātus, equiv. to cuneā(re) to wedge, secure by wedging, become wedge-shaped + -tus ptp. suffix; see -ate 1

Related forms:
cu⋅ne⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
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cu·ne·ate   (kyōō'nē-ĭt, -āt')   


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adj.   Botany
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.
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Main Entry: cu·ne·ate
Pronunciation: 'kyü-nE-"At, -&t
Function: adjective
: narrowly triangular with the acute angle toward the base
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cuneate cu·ne·ate (ky&oomacr;'nē-ĭt, -āt')
adj.
Wedge-shaped.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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