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 Related forms mu·cro·na·tion, noun
sub·mu·cro·nate, adjective
sub·mu·cro·nat·ed, adjective