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mu⋅cro

  [myoo-kroh]
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–noun, plural mu⋅cro⋅nes  [myoo-kroh-neez] . Botany, Zoology.
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
Origin:
1640–50; < NL, L mucrō sharp point
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mu·cro   (myōō'krō)   
n.   pl. mu·cro·nes (myōō-krō'nēz)
A sharp, pointed part or organ, especially a sharp terminal point, as of a leaf or shell.

[Latin mūcrō, mūcrōn-, sharp point.]
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Main Entry: mu·cro
Pronunciation: 'myü-"krO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mu·cro·nes /myü-'krO-(")nEz/
: an abrupt sharp terminal point or tip or process —mu·cro·nate /'myü-kr&-"nAt/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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