mucronation

[myoo-kroh-nit, -neyt]

mu·cro·nate

[myoo-kroh-nit, -neyt]
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

mu·cro·na·tion, noun
sub·mu·cro·nate, adjective
sub·mu·cro·nat·ed, adjective
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Mucronation is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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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

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