corniculate
American
[kawr-nik-yuh-lit, -leyt]
/ kɔrˈnɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
adjective
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resembling a small horn in appearance.
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having horns or hornlike parts; horned.
corniculate
British
/ -lɪt, kɔːˈnɪkjʊˌleɪt /
adjective
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having horns or hornlike projections
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relating to or resembling a horn
Etymology
Origin of corniculate
1640–50; < Latin corniculātus horned, equivalent to cornicul ( um ) little horn ( see cornicle) + -ātus -ate 1
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