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Definition of Cuneate
1. Adjective. (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base.
Definition of Cuneate
1. a. Wedge-shaped
Definition of Cuneate
1. Adjective. (biology) wedge-shaped. ¹
2. Adjective. (botany) wedge-shaped, with the narrow part at the base. ¹
3. Adjective. (botany) having straight, or almost straight sides meeting at the apex or base. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cuneate
1. wedge-shaped; triangular [adj]
Medical Definition of Cuneate
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuneate
Literary usage of Cuneate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Forest Flora of North-west and Central India: A Handbook of the by John Lindsay Stewart, Dietrich Brandis (1874)
"Leaves sessile, often with cordate base, cuneate-oblong or obovate-oblong, 2-3 in.
long, with 12-16 pair main lateral nerves, stipules sheathing. ..."
2. Flora Cestrica: An Attempt to Enumerate and Describe the Flowering and by William Darlington (1837)
"Capsule cylindric, a little curved, nearly three times as long as the calyx ;
teeth erect, acuminate, the margins revolute. Seeds compressed, cuneate- ..."
3. Hand-book of Indian Flora: Being a Guide to All the Flowering Plants by Herber Drury (1866)
"Stem procumbent at the base, rooting: branches erect, thick, fleshy : leaves
petioled, ovate-rounded or cuneate, running into the petiole, smooth, thick; ..."
4. Manual of the Botany (Phænogamia and Pteridophyta) of the Rocky Mountain by John Merle Coulter (1885)
"A shrub 2 to 5 feet high, diffusely branched, strongly scented : leaflets
cuneate-obovate or rhomboidal, coarsely toothed above and often 3-lobed ..."
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