kroʊ 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 -ate1
1770–80; < Neo-Latin, Latin mūcrōnātus pointed, equivalent to mūcrōn- (stem of mūcrō) point, edge + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
mu·cro·na·tion, noun
sub·mu·cro·nate, adjective
sub·mu·cro·nat·ed, adjective
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| —adj | |
| terminating in a sharp point | |
| [C18: from Latin mūcrōnātus pointed, from | |
| mucronated or mucronated | |
| —adj | |
| [C18: from Latin mūcrōnātus pointed, from | |
| mucro'nation or mucronated | |
| —n | |
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Mucronate
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