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mu⋅cro⋅nate
/
ˈmyu
kroʊ
nɪt
,
-ˌneɪt
/
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myoo
-kroh-nit
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-neyt
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–adjective
Botany,
Zoology
.
having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
Also,
mu⋅cro⋅nat⋅ed.
Origin:
1770–80;
< NL, L
mūcrōnātus
pointed, equiv. to
mūcrōn-
(s. of
mūcrō
) point, edge +
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms:
mu⋅cro⋅na⋅tion,
noun
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mu·cro·nate
(myōō'krə-nāt')
adj. Of or having a mucro; ending abruptly in a sharp point:
mucronate feathers; a mucronate leaf.
mu'cro·na'tion
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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